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Award-winning journalist Simon Benson is The Australian’s Political Editor. He was previously National Affairs Editor, the Daily Telegraph’s NSW political editor, and also president of the NSW Parliamentary Press Gallery. He grew up in Melbourne and studied philosophy before completing a postgraduate degree in journalism.

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FILE - In this Aug. 10, 2016 file photo, Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull speaks in Sydney. Turnbull was fending off criticism over tax concessions for investors in booming urban property markets on Wednesday, April 5, 2017, after a central banker warned soaring house prices could threaten the economy. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft, File)

US briefed Turnbull in advance

Malcolm Turnbull received a call before 7am this morning from White House officials to brief him on the impending action.

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28/03/17 Former minister for Trade, Andrew Robb during the Global Food Forum. Aaron Francis/The Australian

Post-mortem uncomfortable for all

Andrew Robb was a wise and dangerous choice to conduct a post-mortem on the 2016 campaign.

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Saturday 2 July, 2016 Election, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and wife Lucy cast their vote at Double Bay Primary School polling booth. Picture: Jason Edwards

‘Three years of mistakes’

The Coalition’s poor election result has been blamed on a failure by senior levels of the government over three years.

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Treasurer Scott Morrison at a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra, Monday, March 20, 2017. (AAP Image/Mick Tsikas) NO ARCHIVING

Morrison’s swipe at big business

Scott Morrison will today warn corporate Australia it urgently needs to address a collective reputational crisis.

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Dedication of the Rotary Club of RingwoodÕs Peace Garden in a joint ceremony with John Germ, Rotary International President. Ringwood Lake Park. Rotarian past Presidents Joan Young and Andrew Brownlie were also in attendance. MP Michael Sukkar. Picture: Lawrence Pinder

Christian massacres ‘genocide’

Michael Sukkar will push to formally recognise the IS massacre of Christians in Iraq and Syria as genocide.

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Treasury

Treasurer Scott Morrison during a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra, Friday, March 31, 2017. (AAP Image/Mick Tsikas) NO ARCHIVING

Tax attack back on Labor

Scott Morrison has demanded Labor reveal its position on the $5.2bn in tax cuts passed through the Senate.

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Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment Steven Ciobo at the launch of the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games collectible coin at the Royal Australian Mint Factory in Canberra, Thursday, March 30, 2017. (AAP Image/Mick Tsikas) NO ARCHIVING

Aussie living standards leap

Australia’s standard of living is rising on the back of record exports.

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The ALP candidate for the Federal seat of Hotham, Clare O'Neil with former Federal ALP leader Simon Crean at the Clayton railway crossing. Picture by Steve Tanner.

Labor attacks on AFP ‘shameful’

Malcolm Turnbull has accused Labor of a ‘shameful’ attack on the integrity of the Australian Federal Police.

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29/03/17 Managing director of Mimotopes, Sonja Plompen with scientist Elizabeth Cardozo. Aaron Francis/The Australian

Monash drives out cancer firm

The Mimotopes research centre is being forced to close after Monash University refused to renew a lease.

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Foreign Affairs Minister Julie Bishop holding a doorstop at Parliament House in Canberra.

China treaty ‘debacle’ slammed

China extradition treaty collapse followed botched backbench briefing where Julie Bishop “lectured” MPs over concerns.

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