Sussan Ley
Dutton overlooks deputy in surprise frontbench pick, creates gender parity with Labor
The promotion of two women takes to 11 the number of women in Peter Dutton’s alternative cabinet, the same number as Labor, though the opposition has far fewer women backbenchers.
- Paul Sakkal
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Labor slams Peter Dutton for creating ‘fake fight’ over Australia Day
Education Minister Jason Clare accused the opposition leader of seeking to distract voters from “the mess of his crazy policies”.
- Olivia Ireland
Trump’s war on efforts to slow climate change futile
By doubling down on his cry to “drill, baby, drill” and removing all limits on America’s booming fossil fuel industry, the new president has once again declared war on the world’s climate mitigation efforts. But this is a war he can’t win.
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- Liberal Party
Dutton pledges tax breaks, as Mundine camp declares ‘war’ over failed Liberal preselection
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton will promise tax offsets for business lunches in his first commitment of the election year, but he faces internal party instability.
- Paul Sakkal
Warren Mundine loses teal target seat preselection as Liberals pick tech executive
The race in Bradfield shaped up as a test of the right-wing establishment’s influence in Liberal branches of the blue-ribbon territory.
- Paul Sakkal
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- Australia votes
Deputy Liberal leader backs female tech exec over Mundine for blue ribbon seat
Anti-Voice campaigner Nyunggai Warren Mundine hopes to run for the seat targeted by the teals, but Sussan Ley has backed his moderate Liberal rival.
- Paul Sakkal
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- Political leadership
Dutton has been quiet this summer. Here’s what the Liberals are focused on
The opposition leader will have to choose between the ambitions of four of his most senior MPs, who all want to be foreign affairs minister in a Liberal government.
- Paul Sakkal
Dutton to revamp his election-year frontbench as MPs head for exits
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton will unveil a revamped frontbench as soon as this weekend, in a shake-up to replace two shadow ministers and promote younger MPs.
- Nick Bonyhady and James Massola
Caroline Kennedy calls for ‘AUKUS visa’ as Canberra braces for election result
As video emerged of Anthony Albanese in 2017 saying Donald Trump “scares the s--t out of me”, deputy Liberal leader Sussan Ley accused Labor of rooting for a Kamala Harris victory.
- Matthew Knott
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- Skills shortage
Coalition stretches facts in yoga workers housing row
A Coalition claim about an influx of foreign yoga teachers has been debunked by official figures.
- David Crowe
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