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A new book attempts to cloak Tony Abbott in a political philosophy, but is not entirely convincing.
The Turnbull government is still tying itself in knots over the future of coal, as literally decades of policy turmoil on climate and energy continue to roll on.
The lack of moderates in the Liberals’ succession list is notable, given Christopher Pyne’s ill-judged boast to the faction that it was in the ‘winners’ circle’.
In a nation labelled secular, many of our elected representatives have strong religious ties, and this affects they way they the country is run.
Like Malcolm Turnbull, the three-time prime minister Alfred Deakin was sometimes accused of lacking substance, but he had core political commitments from which he never wavered.
The government seems determined to give voters a voice on marriage equality, and equally determined not to be bound by what those voters say.
The marriage equality movement could still back the plebiscite on condition that its results are binding.
Having lit the match that fired same-sex marriage back onto the government’s immediate agenda, the five Liberal rebels have left Malcolm Turnbull with a dangerously smouldering issue that will burn on…
If the Senate as expected rejects the same-sex marriage plebiscite again, the government will move to a voluntary postal ballot.
Even acknowledging that Australia is lagging internationally and that same-sex marriage should have been delivered yesterday, the implosion around the issue is extraordinary.
The endorsement of the ‘Warringah model’ is a huge challenge to the moderates’ and soft right’s factional grip on the NSW Liberal Party.
Even if Malcolm Turnbull brought Tony Abbott into cabinet, which he won’t, it would likely eventually end in tears.
The University of Canberra’s Nicholas Klomp and Michelle Grattan discuss the week in politics.
While a lot of people just shrug impatiently at insider politics, a substantial number have turned to ‘outsider’ players.
Malcolm Turnbull’s claim that Robert Menzies’ party was meant to be one of the ‘sensible centre’ has some validity – but it may also be that that centre has shifted significantly, too.
If he was emphasising he’s a centrist, that is hardly a surprise, although when he translates it into policy it annoys the hell out of those on the right.
The University of Canberra’s Michelle Grattan and Frances Shannon discuss the week in politics.
Tony Abbott told a Liberal branch meeting in the Deakin electorate of Michael Sukkar that ‘just at the moment … we’re at a bit of a low ebb’.
For his own good, Malcolm Turnbull can’t get out of the country quickly enough. He’s off on Wednesday to the G20 in Germany and, if he has any sense, while he’s abroad he’ll try to avoid being drawn on…
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