Nationals
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- WA election
Apple Airtags lead police to Perth Hills election sign thief
The Liberals Perth Hills campaign team decided to purchase eight of the Apple tracking devices after losing up to 10 signs a night, which one campaign insider said was the worst he’d ever seen.
- Hamish Hastie
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Police hold ‘serious concerns’ over missing former Nationals MP
Barnaby Joyce said he ‘hoped and prayed’ for news of Michael Johnsen, a former state MP whom police said was last seen in Tamworth on Friday.
- Michael McGowan
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- WA election
Nationals to break ranks with Liberal colleagues and get election promises costed by treasury
The country party confirmed to WAtoday it would submit its costings to the Treasury next week, marking an embarrassing deviation from alliance partner the WA Liberal’s defiant stance against using the agency to cost its commitments.
- Hamish Hastie
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- Political expenses
Jetting to the wineries: NSW Nationals leader took RFS plane to Hunter Valley
NSW Nationals leader Dugald Saunders was the only passenger on a 34-minute taxpayer-funded flight from Dubbo to the Hunter region for a two-day trip which included a wine tour and tasting.
- Michael McGowan, Alexandra Smith and Max Maddison
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- Political leadership
‘I like what he stands for’: Hanson says she did try to woo Joyce for One Nation
The One Nation leader says asked the former Nationals leader to join her party after he was filmed mumbling obscenities while lying on a Canberra street.
- Paul Sakkal
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- Factional politics
‘Barnaby rule’ hides former deputy PM in his seat
The National Party has hidden former leader Barnaby Joyce by creating a rule that effectively bars him from making political trips outside his seat.
- Paul Sakkal
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- WA election
WA Nationals accuse Labor of waging ‘war on the weekend’
The line is similar to former prime minister Scott Morrison’s scare campaign during the 2019 election, when he accused then-Labor leader Bill Shorten of wanting to “end the weekend”.
- Hamish Hastie
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- Resolve Political Monitor
Labor loses ground in biggest states but Albanese still has edge on Dutton as PM
Voters have cut their support for Labor in the nation’s two most populous states, heightening the prospect of an election swing that wipes away the government’s majority.
- David Crowe
Dutton to revamp his election-year frontbench as MPs head for exits
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton will unveil a revamped frontbench as soon as this weekend, in a shake-up to replace two shadow ministers and promote younger MPs.
- Nick Bonyhady and James Massola
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- WA Parliament
The books, podcasts and TV shows keeping WA politicians entertained these holidays
When they’re not reading legislation or listening to parliamentary debate what books, podcasts and movies are WA politicians using to relax?
- Hamish Hastie
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