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David Hurley says his role did not include advising ministers of former PM's secret ministerial appointments.
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‘I don’t know how they’ll vote’: Burke defends move to grant 12,500 citizenships
The Home Affairs Minister denies citizenship ceremonies for more than 12,500 people are motivated by the upcoming election or targeting marginal seats, after Peter Dutton called it a cynical ploy and the Nationals accused him of 'industrial scale seat stacking'.
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Minister set to block retailers’ trade-off on penalty rates
Murray Watt will dramatically intervene to oppose the push by major retailers to allow penalty rates to be traded off.
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