Richard Di Natale’s address comes in the wake of the Greens’ failure to win the Batman byelection.
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Under the People’s Bank proposal, homeowners would be able to borrow up to 60% of the value of their property directly from the Reserve Bank.
Mathias Cormann congratulates new Senate arrival Amanda Stoker, who replaces George Brandis.
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Michelle Grattan speaks with Deep Saini about the week in Australian politics.
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The recent elections in Tasmania, South Australia and the byelection in Batman have left an impression that the advance of the minor parties has stalled. This is not necessarily the case.
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Politics podcast: Sarah Hanson-Young on the Greens Batman setback
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Sarah Hanson-Young has strongly backed Richard Di Natale's push to purge those who leaked against Alex Bhathal in the Batman byelection.
Ged Kearney and Bill Shorten pose for a photo at Preston Market.
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‘Super Saturday’ had positive spin-offs for both federal leaders, but substantially more for Bill Shorten than Malcolm Turnbull.
Steven Marshall will become the next South Australian premier after defeating Jay Weatherill’s Labor government.
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After 16 years in government, the Liberals oust Labor in South Australia – but the biggest disasters of the night were Nick Xenophon and SA-BEST, with Xenophon not even winning his seat.
Ged Kearney winning the seat of Batman is a big relief for Labor leader Bill Shorten.
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The failure to wrest Batman is a big setback for the Greens.
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Michelle Grattan speaks with Lawrence Pratchett about this weekend’s elections.
Labor’s candidate for the Batman byelection, Ged Kearney, is a past president of the Australian Council of Trade Unions.
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There are undoubtedly advantages for unions in terms of access and policy influence by having former officials as MPs.
Younger voters credit Alex Bhathal with running the better campaign because it had been ‘more visible’.
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Both male and female participants were in favour of more women in parliament, and pointed to the value of more diverse opinions than just those of ‘middle-aged white male lawyers’.
Bill Shorten came in for a caning in focus groups over his handling of the Adani issue.
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Labor sources are talking down the chances of Ged Kearney in Batman, though the party is not writing off the seat.
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Politics podcast: the Batman byelection battleground
On Saturday, Labor and Bill Shorten face a major test in the Melbourne seat of Batman.
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Michelle Grattan speaks with Deep Saini about the week in Australian politics.
Bill Shorten spent a lot of his Tuesday press conference to support Jay Weatherill answering questions about Adani.
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Adani is being seen as a test of Bill Shorten’s commitment to policy integrity versus his willingness to say and do whatever is politically expedient.
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Michelle Grattan discusses the week in Australian politics with Nicholas Klomp.
Mathias Cormann is taking full advantage of this rare moment as acting prime minister.
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Barnaby Joyce’s position appears to have been weakened rather than strengthened by his publicity tactic.
Bill Shorten on Sunday announced a Labor government would freeze health premium increases to 2% in each of its first two years in office.
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The Coalition now trails 48-52% on the two-party vote – the best result for it since April last year.
Ged Kearney has been announced as Labor’s star candidate for the inner-Melbourne seat of Batman.
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As the fallout from the dual citizenship saga continues, the Greens and Labor are set to fight a close contest in Batman, while Nick Xenophon has work to do ahead of the South Australian election.
Bill Shorten said he had become increasingly sceptical of Adani in recent months.
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Bill Shorten has taken a further step toward opposing the proposed Queensland Adani coal mine.
A nightmare scenario for Bill Shorten would be to lose both Batman and Longman.
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Bill Shorten for a long time seemed to have the political breaks running his way, but suddenly things have turned.