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Health Minister Mark Butler.

This $8.5b Medicare promise was at the heart of Labor’s election pitch. How’s it working?

Improvements in the bulk-billing rate last month are being overshadowed by a bigger fight over hospital bed block.

  • Natassia Chrysanthos

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Sussan Ley arriving at Wednesday’s party room meeting.

Weak Liberal Party ‘moderates’ as shameless as internal net zero opponents

Any moderate with a shred of self-respect would step off the frontbench in protest at what has unfolded.

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Opposition Leader Sussan explains the Liberals’ new stance on emissions reduction.

Sussan Ley showed up with a steely tone and strong message but forgot one group

With mounting talk of her terminal leadership, the Liberal leader has been looking for a lifeline. She grabbed one by siding with the net zero naysayers, but it may prove costly.

  • Natassia Chrysanthos
Liberal Moderates had mixed reactions to the party’s decision to ditch net zero from its climate policy.

Moderates threatened to quit the Liberal frontbench over net zero. Here’s what they say now

After their faction was hollowed out by successive election defeats, many moderates appear to have fallen in line behind Opposition Leader Sussan Ley’s abandonment of net zero.

  • James Massola and Nick Newling
Opposition Leader Sussan Ley leaves the party room meeting alone.

Ley’s job on the line as Liberals reject net zero

Opposition Leader Sussan Ley is preparing to formally dump the Liberal Party’s pledge to reach net zero emissions, overriding warnings about losing support in cities where the party has been all but wiped out.

  • Paul Sakkal, Brittany Busch and Nick Newling
Opposition Leader Sussan Ley.

Revolt of the mods: Kovacic, Ruston, Wilson could quit frontbench if net zero dumped

Three allies of embattled Opposition Leader Sussan Ley could walk from the shadow ministry if net zero is dumped.

  • James Massola and Brittany Busch
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Opposition leader Sussan Ley.

Ley condemns Coalition colleagues’ abortion comments as ‘insensitive’

Barnaby Joyce – who, along with Andrew Hastie, aired the issue during debate about Priya’s Bill last week – accused Ley of being disingenuous and misrepresenting their concerns.

  • Natassia Chrysanthos and Brittany Busch
The delay to aged care reforms from July to November will cost the budget almost $1 billion.

Labor faces first defeat since election over delays hitting 200,000 Australians

The Coalition and crossbenchers used Monday’s question time to prosecute Aged Care Minister Sam Rae over the delays, directing every question to him.

  • Natassia Chrysanthos
The delay to aged care reforms from July to November will cost the budget almost $1 billion.

Labor delays start date for aged care changes, costing budget $1 billion

The delay will add to a growing backlog of reforms for Labor, which is also yet to ink a five-year hospital funding deal and new disability system with the states.

  • Natassia Chrysanthos
Vaping is losing popularity among Australia’s youth.

Young Australians throwing away illegal vapes as prices soar

Prices for the illegal, fruity-flavoured puffers sold at tobacco and corner stores have risen from about $25 to between $50 and $60 since a world-first ban came into effect.

  • Paul Sakkal

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