The latest polls show the government’s internal divisions are taking their toll- and some of its members are seriously out of step with the general public on energy policy.
Malcolm Turnbull is faced with a highly volatile situation. But he may need to manage it by taking a risk.
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States’ approaches to challenges of forced displacement and migration often fail to acknowledge a sometimes competing, but always essential, consideration – the basic dignity of the human person.
Like Dutton, Frydenberg has plenty of ambition.
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If Turnbull were hit with a double whammy – having to abandon the company tax cuts and unable to get the NEG – that would be a serious policy flunk.
Cutting immigration to Australia will impact the country’s demographic composition, with consequences for the working age population and income tax base.
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Politicians across the spectrum have at some point targeted immigration as a contributor to out-of-control population growth. But would reducing, or banning, immigration take pressure off cities?
Malcolm Turnbull has put Peter Dutton at the head of the Home Affairs super portfolio.
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The recent creation of the Home Affairs super portfolio has added another four agencies to the national intelligence community. Here’s how they work together.
We are seeing a power play which has set Peter Dutton and Julie Bishop at odds.
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The fine distinction between expanding ASD powers but it not collecting intelligence on Australians is where the confusion lies, and that will need to be carefully laid out.
An angry Morrison tried to rein in expectations after McCormack boasted about a budget of goodies.
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From Morrison’s point of view, McCormack’s imagery was totally out of whack with his desired framing. Even within the Nationals there is some criticism of the leader for being inept.
Peter Dutton’s sympathy for white South Africans has long historical roots.
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Peter Dutton’s call for ‘civilised nations’ to rescue white South African farmers draws explicitly on a long history of equating civilisation with a global white identity.
Roman Quaedvlieg repeated earlier denials of the accusations against him after being sacked.
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The government has been extraordinarily secretive when questioned in recent months about where the investigation was up to and why it was so prolonged.
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Peter Dutton says there is no basis to concerns about the excess power of the home affairs department.
Hip hop star Emmanuel Jal, a former child soldier for the Sudanese People’s Liberation Army in Ethiopia, visiting Sudanese school children in a Fitzroy community centre.
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It’s ironic, but true, that the man who was lambasted for asserting the right for people to be bigots is at present the strongest voice in the cabinet for the protections of the rule of law.
Peter Dutton made snide comments about the refugees departing Nauru and Manus Island for the US in an interview on 2GB.
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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’.
Prospective citizens could face a longer wait in Australia compared to Germany, Canada or the UK.
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Whether or not a prospective citizen would face a longer wait in Australia compared to Germany, Canada or the UK comes down to their individual circumstances.
Malcolm Turnbull on Tuesday reaffirmed the government’s policy for a plebiscite on same-sex marriage.
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The fracas between the United Nations high commissioner for refugees (UNHCR) and the government over whether Australia agreed to settle a handful of the Manus Island/Nauru boat people with family here…
Filippo Grandi urged an immediate end to Australia’s offshore processing of refugees.
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