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John Pesutto calls fresh vote to readmit Moira Deeming to Victorian Liberal party room in extraordinary backflip
Opposition leader says there is now a ‘definite absolute majority’ of MPs who want Deeming to be welcomed back
Kate Lyons and Benita Kolovos
22, Dec, 2024 @4:53 AM
Victorian MP Moira Deeming won’t return to Liberal party room after motion fails
Tony Abbott criticises result, after Deeming successfully sued leader John Pesutto for defamation
Benita Kolovos Victorian state correspondent
20, Dec, 2024 @2:50 AM
Labor v the Coalition: who is leading in the polls?
See how the next federal election is shaping up with Guardian Australia’s statistical model, which combines all opinion polls to get a better estimate of the two-party preferred vote
Josh Nicholas, Luke Mansillo and Nick Evershed
17, Dec, 2024 @11:03 PM
Kevin Andrews: politicians across the spectrum pay tribute to former Liberal defence minister after death at 69
Senior figure in Liberal party’s right wing held prominent cabinet positions in the Howard and Abbott Coalition governments
Nino Bucci and Australian Associated Press
14, Dec, 2024 @4:37 AM
The Coalition claims its nuclear policy is ‘visionary’ – but it needs to stand up to scrutiny
Peter Dutton’s nuclear plan is now tied to his own credibility, and the Liberal leader is banking on not having to explain the discrepancies in detail
Karen Middleton Political editor
13, Dec, 2024 @7:05 AM
John Pesutto should be at his weakest. So why hasn’t Moira Deeming’s victory been fatal to his leadership?
The Victorian Liberal leader is defying calls to resign after defamation finding, yet no challenge is in sight
Benita Kolovos
12, Dec, 2024 @2:00 PM
John Pesutto defies calls to resign after being ordered to pay $300,000 for defaming Moira Deeming
Court finds Victorian Liberal leader defamed then party-room colleague when referring to rally gatecrashed by far right
Benita Kolovos Victorian state correspondent
12, Dec, 2024 @5:47 AM
Maps reveal parts of protected Tasmanian native forest that could be opened to logging, environmentalists say
Mapping based on documents released under right-to-information laws show proposed areas include habitats for 37 threatened species
Adam Morton Climate and environment editor
11, Dec, 2024 @2:00 PM
Stage set for teal challenge in blue-ribbon seat of Bradfield as Paul Fletcher resigns
Moderate faction to rally behind Gisele Kapterian, a Salesforce executive and former Liberal staffer, in the North Sydney seat to combat independent Nicolette Boele
Paul Karp and Josh Butler
10, Dec, 2024 @4:17 AM
How anger at Australia’s rollout of renewables is being hijacked by a new pro-nuclear network
An alliance of political groups is harnessing real fears about the local impact of wind and solar farms – and using them to spruik nuclear power
Ariel Bogle and Graham Readfearn
09, Dec, 2024 @2:00 PM
Firebrands and falsettos: the fight to fill Simon Birmingham’s SA Senate spot
Adelaide city councillor Henry Davis, who parodied the lord mayor this week by dressing in drag, to challenge Alex Antic-installed frontrunner
Tory Shepherd
06, Dec, 2024 @12:26 AM
Confidence in federal Labor at Morrison 2022 election loss levels, poll shows
ANU study finds Albanese ‘significantly’ more favourable as PM than Dutton and more women undecided on voting intention than men
Paul Karp Chief political correspondent
03, Dec, 2024 @2:00 PM
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