Albanese leaves Labor Right ministers Dreyfus and Husic behind
A heated factional brawl has sparked a refresh of Anthony Albanese’s second-term ministry, demoting Labor’s most senior Jewish and Muslim MPs while boosting the Left’s representation.
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Keating attacks Albanese for not saving Husic, Dreyfus
NSW Labor Right legend Paul Keating has lashed Anthony Albanese for allowing the Victorian Right to garner more power, saying the Prime Minister failed to make another ‘captain’s call’ to keep Ed Husic and Mark Dreyfus in the ministry.
‘He’ll blame Labor, he’ll blame Liberals, he’ll blame voters, but never himself’
The Greens are in crisis and searching for a leader after Adam Bandt became the latest victim of Anthony Albanese’s stunning election victory by losing the far-left party’s stranglehold over the centre of Melbourne.
Ley rises after scandals, setbacks
Despite her chequered past, Sussan Ley has made history by becoming the first woman to lead the Liberal Party.
Lib MPs urge unity ticket as Abbott blasts Dutton’s lack of ‘conviction’
Sussan Ley is believed to have already offered top jobs to colleagues in exchange for their support, as Tony Abbott condemned a ‘lack of courage’ for the spectacular election failure.
Liberals revolt over policy failures
A raft of Liberal policies across environment, health, defence, tax and education were either not released or held back, as Sussan Ley emerges as the ‘pragmatic’ frontrunner in the race for the next leader.
The faceless Labor ‘genius’ who engineered PM’s win
The man at the helm of the campaign that delivered Labor its biggest victory in decades has cemented himself at the heart of ALP leadership.
Joyce reveals secret cancer fight
One-time deputy prime minister Barnaby Joyce has revealed he will undergo surgery on Monday after being diagnosed with early-stage prostate cancer.
Faction friction: Labor MPs face ‘punishment’ if they ‘talk about ministry’
Labor’s Left faction is expected to have a majority of MPs in federal caucus for the first time, raising the power and influence of the once minority grouping despite Anthony Albanese vowing to govern from the centre.
PM plans early trips to US, Indonesia
Australia’s closest allies and partners have congratulated the Prime Minister on his sweeping election victory.
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