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Oh, for the stability of a ‘hung parliament’

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It’s pretty amusing that a party that has had three prime ministers and three treasurers in nine years is warning about the chaos and instability of a ‘hung parliament’. The Liberal MPs in danger of losing their seats to independents, backed by a riotously melancholy chorus at News Corp, are...
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Scott ‘making shit up as I go along’ Morrison confused over governments versus experts

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By Crikey's Bernard KeaneRemember “internationalist bureaucracy”? Scott Morrison, in full-blown Trumpian mode after his 2019 election win, decided to rail against an “ill-defined borderless global community” and “negative globalism”. Like most Morrison neologisms — especially the notorious “can do capitalism”, which didn’t last 24 hours — it was soon abandoned....
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Ex Prime Minister Howard’s enlightened words

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Former prime minister John Howard has issued a stark warning to fellow Liberals that the election is so close that any loss in a socalled ‘‘teal’’ seat will spell the end of the Morrison government. Launching Liberal MP Trent Zimmerman’s campaign to retain the seat of North Sydney on Tuesday...
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The Verdict: Labor tax solution better than Coalition, worse than Donald Trump

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by Callum Foote Timid, worse than Donald Trump but better than the Coalition. That’s the verdict on Labor’s policy to combat multinational tax avoiders. Although large corporations have been subsidised through the pandemic like never before, they will still now enjoy years of tax-free profits thanks to gaping holes in...
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Clive Palmer, his money and his billboards are back. What does this mean for the 2022 federal election?

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Clive Palmer, his money and his billboards are back. What does this mean for the 2022 federal election? Susan Harris Rimmer, Griffith University Clive Palmer has had a tough run leading up to the 2022 election campaign. He faced COVID-19 without the protection of vaccination in March, tripped at his National Press...
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Lowe blow: Reserve Bank misled millions, leaving PM with huge mess to clean up

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Campaign Diary By Dennis Atkins The interest rate rise will be a defining issue as we swing into the second half of this campaign. Dennis Atkins looks at what’s happened and what political cost might ensue.If this was Japan and Phillip Lowe was Haruhiko Kuroda, the Reserve Bank’s governor would have...
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Why teal independents are seeking Liberal voters and spooking Liberal MPs

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Why teal independents are seeking Liberal voters and spooking Liberal MPs Amy Nethery, Deakin University One of the Morrison government’s biggest challenges in this election campaign is the rise of the “teals”, a group of 22 independents who have received funding from Climate 200. Running on platforms of science-backed climate action, integrity...
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Russia Seeks to Annex Occupied Ukraine as Invasion Goals Shift

OPINION
Nearly 10 weeks into the war and with its troops making only marginal gains in Ukraine’s east, Russia is focused on cementing both military and political control over the territory it has taken so far. The Kremlin is installing occupation governments, ordering locals to use rubles for transactions and, according...
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Why Barnaby Joyce’s ‘gift’ to farmers of a $5.4bn dam could create the ‘most expensive water’ in Australia

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If the $5.4 billion Hells Gates Dam project, recently announced by Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce, goes ahead in north Queensland, it could create the most expensive water in the country, according to a water engineering expert. "If you were to follow the principles of the National Water Initiative and have some sort of cost recovery...
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Paid access to politicians

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The former chairman and co-founder of Aspen Medical has revealed how the company obtained access to senior ranks of the Coalition government by participating in political fundraising and appointing a former Liberal cabinet minister to its board. The company has earned $1.6 billion over the past two years, the bulk...
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