Jane Hume
What Treasury and its friends spend on branded keep cups and commemorative coins
Liberal senator Jane Hume asked Treasury and its associated agencies the tough question on branded merchandise. The answers caught CBD’s eye.
- by Mathew Dunckley and Patrick Elligett
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Dutton has told his troops to prepare for an early election. Are they up to it?
The veteran politician, a former police officer, lived through the scarring Nelson-Turnbull-Abbott years. He has placed a premium on unity, and it has paid off – at least so far.
- by James Massola
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Jane Hume is reunited with her Lycra buddy
Canberra is a small town, as the Coalition senator found when she relived a viral moment at the Midwinter Ball.
- by Stephen Brook and Kishor Napier-Raman
Hugh Jackman’s judge brother roasts corporate regulator in crypto case
ASIC failed in its quest to get a fine imposed on crypto outfit Block Earner, while Federal Court judge Ian Jackman imposed a hefty costs order on the watchdog.
- by Kishor Napier-Raman and Noel Towell
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Liberal Party
Liberal Party needs more women MPs: Tony Abbott
Former prime minister Abbott, who has a chequered history on gender relations, rejected quotas for the Liberal Party but said it needed greater ethnic and gender diversity.
- by Paul Sakkal and James Massola
Dunkley shows repeating slogans is bad strategy for Coalition
The Albanese government should be well satisfied by the Dunkley byelection result. Election analyst Antony Green has calculated that the average swing against governments in byelections since Federation has been about 3.5 per cent. The Dunkley swing of 3.8 per cent is about average and is no vindication of Peter Dutton’s campaign strategy.
Birthday gift: Albanese asks for election victory in Dunkley
The prime minister spent his 61st birthday morning meeting voters in Dunkley in a last-minute bid to keep the seat in Labor’s hands.
- by Annika Smethurst
Peter Dutton’s $900m Frankston train line pledge derails on day one
The opposition leader was spruiking the rail upgrade ahead of the Dunkley byelection, but the state government has already dismissed helping to fund it.
- by Bianca Hall and Broede Carmody
More than 900 parliamentary questions on health and aged care unanswered
Federal Labor has been accused of showing contempt for transparency over a shortfall in answers to questions on notice since late October.
- by Olivia Ireland
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Liberal Party
Senior Liberals in battle for top Senate spot
Jane Hume’s pitch to displace James Paterson in Victoria will provoke fresh discussion about female representation in the Liberal Party.
- by Paul Sakkal
Rate reprieve a ‘good thing’, PM says, as speculation mounts around Lowe’s future
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has welcomed the RBA’s decision to leave rates on hold, while the opposition accused the government of being too reliant on the central bank to fight inflation.
- by Lisa Visentin
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