Politics latest: Kate Carnell says ACT may as well not ‘bother with democracy’ after Labor, Andrew Barr’s election win
Former Liberal ACT chief minister Kate Carnell has lashed out after Labor won a seventh term in the nation’s capital and the Liberal Party confronts 27 years in opposition.
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‘Let’s get Dutton’: ALP to play the man in negative election campaign strategy
Anthony Albanese will run a negative election campaign against Peter Dutton’s ‘arrogant, aggressive and reckless’ personality and won’t rely on Labor’s record alone to try and win a second term.
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BCA seeks $10bn housing reform fund
The Coalition is also calling for construction workers to be placed on the immigration skills priority list as the Albanese government faces mounting pressure on housing.
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