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The crisis that is enveloping the Liberal government in Victoria will be sending some shudders through the Abbott ranks. With maverick state crossbencher Geoff Shaw threatening to support a no-confidence…
Clive Palmer says a Coalition government led by Malcolm Turnbull would have different policies and be “more approachable”. In provocative comments niggling at the sensitive leadership nerve, Palmer said…
One could be forgiven for overlooking a key feature of this government. Several of its most senior and influential ministers used to be leading “moderates”. Joe Hockey, Christopher Pyne and George Brandis…
A damaging admission by the Commonwealth Bank will boost concern about the government’s plan to weaken protections for consumers seeking financial advice and throw into doubt its timetable for announcing…
When Malcolm Turnbull got a “dorothy dixer” from his good backbench friend Russell Broadbent on Tuesday the Communications Minister put on one of his classic rumbustious performances. It was just a sledge…
The much-awaited Cornall report into the Manus violence in February makes one very obvious recommendation: do whatever’s possible to speed up determinations, resettlement of refugees and removal of those…
Well at least Barack Obama will be prepared when he meets Tony Abbott next month. An article about Abbott’s tribulations on The Washington Post homepage is accompanied by a video of the PM blinking – repeatedly…
As Tony Abbott and Joe Hockey fight an apparently losing battle to persuade the public of the virtues of the budget, government sources say they expect bad polls to continue for months. It’s rather reminiscent…
Given all we’ve been through in relation to political honesty, could we just set a “truth” baseline as we start another round of the GST debate? Tony Abbott is trying to give the impression that the future…
The Abbott government does indeed face a budget emergency – how to handle a massive public fallout and a full-scale revolt by the states. The Nielsen poll shows the cost to the government and to Tony Abbott…