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Dorinda Cox said she had lost confidence in the Greens and felt her values aligned with Labor.

Greens call on defector to do ‘honourable thing’ and resign

The comment is an escalation of the party’s criticism of its former senator, Dorinda Cox, who it had previously wished well.

  • Paul Sakkal

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Every seat has been called, but one might end up in court. Here are the 19 that changed hands.

It’s taken more than a month, but the final seat from the May 3 election has been decided… pending a potential court appeal.

  • Matt Wade, Shane Wright, Millie Muroi and Olivia Ireland
Dorinda Cox was highly critical Labor in her application to join the Greens.

Defecting senator torched ‘patronising’ Labor in leaked Greens application

A leaked document from Dorinda Cox’s application to become a senator for the Greens shows she was highly critical of Labor, which she has now rejoined.

  • James Massola
Anthony Albanese and Greens defector Dorinda Cox.

Albanese is riding high. Why did he take on a senator with so much baggage?

Dorinda Cox’s move to the government benches is a big risk for Anthony Albanese and Labor, and it could go very wrong.

  • James Massola
Greens-turned Labor senator Dorinda Cox and One Nation leader Pauline Hanson.

Greens defector’s use of slur against fellow senator exposed in text leak

The leak from a party source comes as Greens leader Larissa Waters also wrote of Cox’s “betrayal” in an email to members, in a sign of escalating tensions between the minor party and the government.

  • Paul Sakkal, James Massola and Olivia Ireland
Australia has a long, and frequently unhappy, history of political defections.
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Call that a political defection? Here are the deserters for the ages

Political defections are in the news – Jacinta Price and Dorinda Cox the most recent examples – but the recent crop pale in comparison to the grand champions of political absconding.

  • Tony Wright
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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will be the first prime minister both engaged and married in office.

PM narrows down wedding date, settles for shorter honeymoon

Anthony Albanese has swivelled his attention back to his highly anticipated wedding, but Labor’s election victory will chew into his post-marriage plans.

  • Millie Muroi
Senator Dorinda Cox.

‘All dealt with’: Albanese defends Greens defector after bullying allegations

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Senator Dorinda Cox’s values were “perfectly consistent with the… Labor Party”.

  • Paul Sakkal and James Massola
Analysis of parliamentary sitting calendars from 2004 to the draft 2025 calendar reveals MPs in the lower house will spend 40 days passing laws.

‘Part-time parliament’ sitting for fewest days in 20 years

Analysis of parliamentary sitting calendars from 2004 to the draft 2025 calendar reveals MPs in the lower house will spend 40 days passing laws.

  • Olivia Ireland and Paul Sakkal
Donald Trump and Anthony Albanese could meet in Kananaskis, Alberta, next month.

What will Albanese give Trump on defence? Not much

The prime minister has told colleagues that if they asked for money in the way the US has on defence, they’d be laughed out of the room.

  • James Massola

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