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Greg BrownCanberra Bureau chief

Greg Brown is the Canberra Bureau chief. He previously spent five years covering federal politics for The Australian where he built a reputation as a newsbreaker consistently setting the national agenda.

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06/01/2019: Acting Leader of the Opposition, Tanya Plibersek, in Rosebery on Sunday announcing LaborÕs plan to get the best and brightest Australians to study teaching. Labor would like have mandatory cut-off score for teachers if they're elected. Hollie Adams/The Australian

Labor to set quotas for honours

Labor will introduce gender targets into the Australia Day honours system if it wins the election.

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National Affairs

Peter Dutton, Federal Minister for Home Affairs is seen during a press conference in Brisbane, Wednesday, January 2, 2019. Minister Dutton spoke to the media about the citizenship status of the terrorist Neil Prakash. (AAP Image/Darren England) NO ARCHIVING

Dutton’s message for axed Lib

Peter Dutton says he can understand the anger felt by dumped Liberal candidate, but backs the move to run Warren Mundine.

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National Affairs

BHP Billiton chief operating officer Dean Dalla Valle Picture: Norm Oorloff

Coalition’s truck bias hurts trade: rail chief

The chief executive of Pacific National says the government’s bias for trucks is hurting our global trade competitiveness.

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Indigenous

Liberal candidate for Gilmore Warren Mundine and Prime Minister Scott Morrison at a press conference at the Nowra Golf Club in Nowra, Wednesday, January 23, 2019. The Liberal party has announced former ALP president Warren Mundine as its candidate for Gilmore. (AAP Image/Mick Tsikas) NO ARCHIVING

Oz Day not Mundine’s priority

Warren Mundine plays down push to change date of Australia Day, saying there are more pressing issues for Aboriginal people.

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National Affairs

01/05/2018: Warren Mundine for The Deal magazine.Pic by James Croucher

Abbott weighs in on Mundine

Tony Abbott says former ALP president Warren Mundine “will make a really fine MP” amid an internal stoush over his candidacy.

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Former Labor MP and first female ACTU president, Jennie George. SUPPLIED

Shorten’s boys’ club in gender bias storm

The first female president of the ACTU has labelled Bill Shorten’s Victorian Right faction a “boys’ club”.

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National Affairs

A former adviser to Malcolm Turnbull will stand against Tony Abbott.

Turnbull staffer takes on Abbott

A former adviser to Malcolm Turnbull will run against Tony Abbott as an independent in Warringah.

Greg Brown

National Affairs

Shadow Energy Minister Mark Butler delivers his speech on day one of the Labor Party National Conference in Adelaide, Sunday, December 16, 2018. Labor's 48th National Conference will be held from December 16-18, 2018 at the Adelaide Convention Centre. (AAP Image/Lukas Coch) NO ARCHIVING

Labor vows hydrogen plan

Labor vows to deliver a $1 billion national hydrogen plan to “supercharge Australia’s renewable energy industry”.

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Foreign Affairs

21-01-19 - Dr Bill McNeil in FOrster NSW. Dr McNeil suffering from PTSD after the Bali Bombings. Pic: Lindsay Moller

PM’s plea for terrorist Bashir to stay locked up PM’s plea for terrorist Bashir to stay in jail

Scott Morrison has urged Joko Widodo to ‘show great respect to Australia’ in dealing with terrorist Abu Bakar Bashir.

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Tim Wilson MP at Parliament House in Canberra. Picture Kym Smith

Liberal backbenchers seek rethink on drugs

A group of Liberal backbenchers says the ‘war on drugs’ has been lost.

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