Finance Minister Mathias Cormann was questioned on Monday by Labor Senator Penny Wong about the Coalition government’s expenditures on pre-election advertising.
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Both the Liberals and Labor complain about government advertising when they’re in the opposition. So why hasn’t anyone tried to better regulate the system?
Tony Abbott’s electorate is getting so socially progressive, he may soon be left behind.
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Just as with Kevin07, formerly Coalition-friendly independents gave life-long centre-right voters a way to break ranks without feeling like they were being disloyal. Zali Steggall is doing the same.
Rudd and his wife, Therese Rein, were receiving ALP life memberships at the conference.
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With John Howard in 2004-7 the last prime minister to serve a full term, it may seem Australia has sunk into a long rein of political instability. But that is not necessarily the case.
Australians have never liked sitting PMs being deposed by their own parties - but the outrage over Malcolm Turnbull’s destruction is the greatest in modern history.
Happy days: Opposition Leader Bill Shorten in parliament.
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Labor has managed more cohesion in recent years because its left and right wings have shifted to common ground - partly through its factions.
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and federal energy minister Josh Frydenberg have been forced to back down on plans to legislate emissions reductions for the electricity sector.
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Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has abandoned the emissions-reduction component of his signature energy policy, in the latest chapter of a brutal decade-long saga for Australian climate policy.
The survey revealed 84% support for renewable energy among the Australian public.
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The latest annual survey from the Lowy Institute shows that 59% of Australians support strong climate action, and 84% want the government to embrace renewable energy even if it’s more expensive.
Same-sex marriage becoming legal was rated by as the most significant event in their history by the largest proportion of respondents.
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A new survey asking Australians to rank the most significant events in their lifetimes show that same-sex marriage, September 11 and the apology to the Stolen Generations matter most.
The People’s Daily, the official newspaper of the Chinese Communist Party, has let its displeasure over questions of influence in Australian politics be known.
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It is ten years since the 2007 election that swept Kevin Rudd into office. But if Kim Beazley had become PM instead, we might have avoided the constant instability and dysfunction we see today.
Politics Podcast: Kevin Rudd on avoiding Donald Trump
Kevin Rudd now spends much of his time in the US, where he keeps a close eye on the unfolding Trump presidency.
A client whose hair she had been cutting for 20 years came in as usual, and then, without any prompting or preamble, launched into a tirade against Muslims.
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The Australian prime ministership has never been easy, but the most successful tenures have been those in which the person has matched the circumstances.
ABC Insiders host Barrie Cassidy was once press secretary to former prime minister Bob Hawke.
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Australian news editors and politicians give their views on the ethical issues arising when reporters return to journalism after time as a political spin doctor.
What future the Great Barrier Reef? What future energy policy? Two new publications on the ongoing battles of climate politics deserve close attention.
Malcolm Turnbull broke out his leather jacket this week and tried to shrug off the tensions consuming his party.
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As this year ebbs away, Malcolm Turnbull’s hold on the leadership will become more precarious if there is no lift in those relentless Newspolls.
With the 2017 Federal Budget release fast approaching, take a look back at the spending patterns of previous Australian governments.
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Total government spending has increased over time. But the pressure on the budget under a Turnbull government is more acute now than ever before, because spending is outpacing revenue.
Malcolm Turnbull on the day he deposed Tony Abbott as Liberal Party leader in September 2015.
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