Endgame
How the Liberals got stuck in a long, demented cycle of vengeance
It was August 2018, but the anger of the coup against Tony Abbott in September 2015 was still live and raw.
- Peter Hartcher
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Dutton's patient, careful game as part of Turnbull's inner circle
As Tony Abbott set about destroying new PM Malcolm Turnbull, a new challenger was building his strength.
- Peter Hartcher
'He sold everything he believed in’: The price Turnbull paid to become prime minister
Malcolm Turnbull started his time at the top shackled to the very policies voters thought had been discarded along with Tony Abbott.
- Peter Hartcher
What was the point of the Turnbull government?
Malcolm Turnbull's government was not without achievements. But major reforms proved elusive. The point had become mere survival.
- Peter Hartcher
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- Scott Morrison
Scott Morrison's $9 billion mass detention plan
As immigration minister, Morrison proposed a program to build new mass detention facilities in Australia for asylum seekers.
- Peter Hartcher
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- Malcolm Turnbull
'He was in it right up to his neck': How Scott Morrison deposed a prime minister
Scott Morrison worked hard to cultivate the image of the "accidental prime minister". But new evidence suggests otherwise.
- Peter Hartcher
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