Your morning Briefing: Newspoll shows PM slipping as ratings turn negative

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Prime Minister Scott Morrison speaks during a commissioning ceremony for HMAS Brisbane in Sydney, Saturday, October 27, 2018. (AAP Image/Joel Carrett) NO ARCHIVING

PM slips

Scott Morrison’s approval ratings have dropped into negative territory for the first time in the wake of the Wentworth by-election as voters punish the Coalition with a fall in support following its ­descent into minority government. But voters have rejected the suggestion of an early election and still want the government to serve its full term as the Prime Minister grapples with trying to seize back the political agenda.

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Former prime minister Tony Abbott leaves after Question Time in the House of Representatives at Parliament House in Canberra, Thursday, October 25, 2018. (AAP Image/Mick Tsikas) NO ARCHIVING

Broad church

Any political party that hopes to win a democratic election in its own right is inevitably a coalition of people with different interests and values, writes Tony Abbott. That’s been true both of the Labor Party and of the Liberal-National Coalition that between them have formed every government since 1949.

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ROYAL TOUR NEW ZEALAND 2018. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex Prince Harry and Meghan attend a traditional welcome ceremony on the lawns of Government House in Wellington. Pic Nathan Edwards

The republic is dead

While they may not have had it in their heads as their mission in life, the sons of Princess Diana have squashed the republican movement in this country. The issue had largely slipped from the public’s consciousness even before Harry and Meghan’s trip Down Under, but in the wake of the couple’s wildly successful tour, it has now completely dis­appeared off the radar, writes Graham Richardson.

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James Shipton, Chair, Australian Securities and Investments Commission, appearing at committee, Parliament House in Canberra.

Watchdog in dock

The nation’s embattled financial regulators will face additional scrutiny by the royal commission in coming weeks, writes Richard Gluyas.

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - OCTOBER 28: Ben Cadden riding Winx during a beach recovery session at Altona Beach on October 28, 2018 in Melbourne, Australia. Winx was the first horse in history to win four Cox Plates yestarday. (Photo by Vince Caligiuri/Getty Images)

Final curtain

Winx is destined to face the final curtain when an unparalleled racing career draws to a close in Sydney next autumn. The $4 million Queen Elizabeth Stakes (2000m) at Randwick in April during The Championships will provide the ideal stage for an emotional finale.

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Kudelka’s view

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