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Hollie Hughes has been turfed from a winnable spot on the Liberals’ NSW Senate ticket at the next election.

Hollie Hughes turfed from winnable Senate spot in NSW Liberal preselection

The centre-right senator will be replaced by Jessica Collins, who is aligned with conservative forces in the NSW Liberal Party, including shadow treasurer Angus Taylor.

  • James Massola and Natassia Chrysanthos

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Not everyone wins a prize.

Brickbats and bouquets over leadership awards

Steve Maher had a lot to brag about on LinkedIn when he was nominated for a leadership award for turning around his failing company. Some customers weren’t so happy.

  • Kishor Napier-Raman
Deputy Opposition Leader Sussan Ley.

Push to banish Sussan Ley’s rival as Alex Hawke faces expulsion attempt

Several disputes will be aired at the Liberal Party’s troubled state council this Saturday as the opposition races to settle grievances before the next election.

  • Paul Sakkal
Sri Lankan asylum seekers on their boat in 2009.

The suspected war criminal swept up in the High Court crisis

The Sri Lankan who sent boys on what proved to be suicide missions exposes the challenges of writing laws to deal with those who have never been tried in courts.

  • Angus Thompson
Muriel Demarcus

French yummy mummy quits ‘bastion of wokeness’ company directors’ group

Muriel Demarcus, whose husband recently controversially resigned as Rio Tinto boss, has left the Australian Institute of Company Directors over its Voice support.

  • Kishor Napier-Raman and Noel Towell
Alex Hawke and Scott Morrison sit next to each other in parliament, reflecting their longstanding political friendship.

‘Addicted to power’: Scott Morrison attacked by closest ally

One of Scott Morrison’s top lieutenants says the former prime minister ignored good advice and should have quit parliament after his election loss. 

  • Matthew Knott and James Massola
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Immigration Minister Andrew Giles will grant Novak Djokovic a visa to play in the Australian Open.

Novak Djokovic allowed to play Australian Open after visa ban overturned

Novak Djokovic will be allowed to contest the Australian Open tennis tournament next year after his visa ban was overturned.

  • Rachel Clun
A foreign meat industry worker at an abattoir in Victoria.

Morrison government warned over meat industry visa fraud, documents show

The former government came under pressure from its own rural MPs to keep importing foreign abattoir workers, despite Home Affairs department warnings of widespread rorting.

  • Richard Baker
Katherine Deves and Tony Abbott - pictured on election night - were not present at Monday’s meeting of Warringah Liberals.

New rules would stop Liberals ‘carving up seats like in Lawrence of Arabia’

A plan to prevent the preselection debacle of the last federal election has gained unanimous support from Liberals in the Sydney seat of Warringah.

  • Michael Koziol
The moment the Nadesalingam family finall arrive back in Bioela after over four years in immigration detention.

Tears and cheers as asylum seeker family finally ‘Home to Bilo’

The family have finally returned to Biloela on Friday, four years after they were removed by immigration officials, prompting a protracted fight to bring them “Home to Bilo”.

  • Stuart Layt

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