Dutton pushes for more laws to re-detain those released by High Court ruling

Dutton pushes for more laws to re-detain those released by High Court ruling

After securing stricter demands on detainees released by a landmark decision,the opposition leader said further laws could put them back in detention.

  • byPaul Sakkal andOlivia Ireland

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‘We aren’t a danger to the community’,says freed stateless man

‘We aren’t a danger to the community’,says freed stateless man

The mother of two other men released after jail stints for assault following last week’s High Court decision said:“I say Hallelujah!”

  • byAngus Thompson,Lachlan Abbott andOlivia Ireland
Is immigration pushing up inflation and housing costs?

Is immigration pushing up inflation and housing costs?

Record levels of migration have fuelled debate about how the economy is coping,but whether migration adds to inflation is complicated.

  • byRachel Clun
Labor MP scolded for spruiking Voice at ‘politically neutral’ citizenship ceremony

Labor MP scolded for spruiking Voice at ‘politically neutral’ citizenship ceremony

Jerome Laxale explained to new citizens why he was voting Yes,despite receiving advice from Ryde Council not to politicise citizenship ceremonies.

  • byLisa Visentin
Coalition could lose 35 seats as Millennials,Gen Z reshape politics

Coalition could lose 35 seats as Millennials,Gen Z reshape politics

Young Australians are not embracing conservative politics as they age like previous generations did,prompting Liberal MPs to urge the party to transform.

  • byJames Massola andPaul Sakkal
Liberals must shake off ‘nastiness’ to win back voters:Birmingham
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Liberals must shake off ‘nastiness’ to win back voters:Birmingham

The Liberal Party must ditch the culture wars and embrace action on climate change to stay relevant,one of its most senior figures says.

  • byDavid Crowe
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‘We need to stop dog whistling’:MPs call for Dutton to return Liberal Party to centre

‘We need to stop dog whistling’:MPs call for Dutton to return Liberal Party to centre

Frustrated Liberal MPs are urging Peter Dutton to move to the political centre and refresh his shadow cabinet after the stunning byelection loss in Aston.

  • byMatthew Knott,James Massola andAnnika Smethurst
Labor secures historic upset in Aston,‘worst byelection result in 100 years’ for Liberals

Labor secures historic upset in Aston,‘worst byelection result in 100 years’ for Liberals

Liberal candidate Roshena Campbell has called Labor’s Mary Doyle to concede in Aston – the first time in a century that a sitting government has won a seat from the opposition in a byelection since 1920.

  • byAnnika Smethurst,Anthony Galloway andMelissa Cunningham
‘Pulling a name out of a hat’:Liberals to oppose visa lottery for Pacific workers

‘Pulling a name out of a hat’:Liberals to oppose visa lottery for Pacific workers

The government had hoped the “green card”-style scheme would start on July 1,but the Coalition’s decision means Labor will need support from the Greens and two members of the crossbench.

  • byJames Massola
Byelection to test Liberal plan to win back Chinese-Australians as Frydenberg backs Campbell
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Byelection to test Liberal plan to win back Chinese-Australians as Frydenberg backs Campbell

A group of senior Liberal MPs has been assigned with repairing the party’s relationship with Chinese Australians,which will be put to the test in the Aston byelection.

  • byPaul Sakkal andJames Massola
Question time reveals the Coalition’s chosen and frozen

Question time reveals the Coalition’s chosen and frozen

Two members of the federal opposition’s front bench have not asked a single question in question time since the change of government.

  • byJames Massola