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James CampbellNational weekend political editor

James Campbell is national weekend political editor for Saturday and Sunday News Corporation newspapers and websites across Australia, including the Saturday and Sunday Herald Sun, the Saturday and Sunday Telegraph and the Saturday Courier Mail and Sunday Mail. He has previously been investigations editor, state politics editor and opinion editor of the Herald Sun and Sunday Herald Sun. Since starting on the Sunday Herald Sun in 2008 Campbell has twice been awarded the Grant Hattam Quill Award for investigative journalism by the Melbourne Press Club and in 2013 won the Walkley Award for Scoop of the Year.

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MELBOURNE AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos OCTOBER 4, 2023: Victorian Treasurer Tim Pallas speaks to the media prior to the start of Question time outside Parliament in Melbourne,Picture: NCA NewsWire / Luis Enrique Ascui

Campbell: Farewell Tim Pallas, we will be forever in your debt

Unlike most of the sycophants and toadies Daniel Andrews liked to keep about, the outgoing Treasurer knew how a disciplined government operated – how did it go so wrong?

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CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos - November 18, 2024: Senator Penny Wong in the Senate at Parliament House in Canberra. Picture: NewsWire / Martin Ollman

Campbell: Wong has become Israel’s implacable enemy

It’s hard to pinpoint when disappointment at Penny Wong’s attitude to the Jewish state turned into the belief she is its implacable enemy, but a tipping point could be her overreaction to Zomi Frankcom’s killing.

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MELBOURNE AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos AUGUST 19, 2023: Leader of the Opposition, John Pesutto, Shadow Minister for the Commonwealth Games, David Southwick and Shadow Minister for Events, Sport and Tourism, Sam Groth give a press conference.Picture: NCA NewsWire / Luis Enrique Ascui

Campbell: The Liberal leadership time bomb isn’t set to explode next week

Sam Groth may have wanted to blow John Pesutto’s leadership up by resigning from the frontbench on Friday, but nothing is going to happen next week.

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MELBOURNE, OCTOBER 5, 2024: Victorian Opposition Leader John Pesutto speaks to the Herald Sun. Picture: Mark Stewart

Polls may help Vic Liberal leader keep grip on leadership, for now

John Pesutto’s grip on the state Liberal leadership may come down to whether he can maintain the party’s lead over Labor in the polls.

Victorian Liberal Party leader John Pesutto holds a press conference at Parliament house regarding the outcome of the defamation case from MP Moira Deeming. Thursday, December 12. 2024. Picture: David Crosling

Campbell: Divided Liberal Party just one big mess

Some Liberals swear blind John Pesutto has lost the numbers in the partyroom, while others say it all depends on who’s challenging him. The only thing everyone can agree on right now is the party is a giant mess.

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Victorian Liberal Party leader John Pesutto holds a press conference at Parliament house regarding the outcome of the defamation case from MP Moira Deeming. Thursday, December 12. 2024. Picture: David Crosling

Claims defiant Pesutto could face a challenger by Christmas

Defiant John Pesutto has vowed to fight on as Victorian Liberal Leader after a damning court ruling that he defamed Moira Deeming, but some MPs claim a challenger may surface soon, and there are a number of names in the mix.

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA.NewsWire Photos. DECEMBER 12, 2024. State Liberal Opposition leader John Pesutto holds a press conference after his loss to Moira Deeming in the Federal Court for defamation . Picture: NewsWire/Ian Currie

Campbell: Why three contenders to replace Pesutto are sitting tight

There’s one reason there won’t be a move on John Pesutto, despite a claim from one of his colleagues that “the majority of the party think he’s a f***wit”.

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA- NewsWire Photos OCTOBER 1, 2024: Victorian Opposition leader John Pesutto arrives at the Federal court for a case against former Liberal Party member Moira Deeming. Picture: NewsWire/ David Crosling

Campbell: Pesutto-Deeming case could alter the course of Victorian history

Thanks to the steady deterioration in the fortunes of the Labor government, the findings from this defamation trial could determine who becomes the next premier of Victoria.

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Dutton is a ‘one flag guy’ for a reason

Donald Trump ran hard against woke and it worked, writes James Campbell, as he weighs in on why it’s no surprise that Peter Dutton is a “one flag guy”.

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CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos - November 6, 2024: Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Leader of the Opposition Peter Dutton joined representatives from The Salvation Army and Kmart for the launch of the 37th Annual Kmart Wishing Tree Appeal in the members hall at Parliament House in Canberra. Picture: NewsWire / Martin Ollman

Campbell: Albo’s biggest problem is with blokes

It does well to remember that at any given time there are likely to be two gender gaps, and what matters is which of them is the biggest.

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