No matter the scenario,the Aston byelection will be a test for Peter Dutton
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No matter the scenario,the Aston byelection will be a test for Peter Dutton

The resignation of Alan Tudge will force the Liberal Party to confront its failures in Victoria,with an opportunity to broaden its appeal.

  • byDavid Crowe

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Virgin territory:Josh and Jayne had much to discuss
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Virgin territory:Josh and Jayne had much to discuss

Former treasurer Josh Frydenberg and Virgin Australia boss Jayne Hrdlicka have more in common than tennis.

  • byNoel Towell
Liberals triumphed against teals by imitating them
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Liberals triumphed against teals by imitating them

Liberals “unplugged” from party’s campaign to overcome teal threat

  • byAnnika Smethurst
CBD 2022:So long and farewell

CBD 2022:So long and farewell

It’s been the first year in a while where things have felt a bit normal. Which isn’t to say plenty of shenanigans went down.

  • byKishor Napier-Raman andNoel Towell
Liberals’ only identity crisis is a self-made one
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Liberals’ only identity crisis is a self-made one

Peter Dutton and his party’s problem is that they keep blaming everyone else for their failure.

Here’s a map of misery in the Liberal heartland

Here’s a map of misery in the Liberal heartland

The Liberal Party hoped its fortunes would recover with the removal of the Scott Morrison factor. They haven’t. The party’s problem now is demography.

  • byGeorge Megalogenis
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Albanese cabinet to decide if Morrison will be censured over damning secret ministry report

Albanese cabinet to decide if Morrison will be censured over damning secret ministry report

The former PM has defended his decisions to take on multiple portfolios,saying they were taken during an extremely challenging period.

  • byJames Massola
Judge’s inquiry into Morrison due Friday as Frydenberg,Andrews condemn secret ministries

Judge’s inquiry into Morrison due Friday as Frydenberg,Andrews condemn secret ministries

In his first public comments on the secret ministries’ saga,former treasurer Josh Frydenberg condemned Scott Morrison’s actions as an “extreme overreach”.

  • byLisa Visentin
‘Extreme overreach’:Frydenberg felt betrayed by Morrison’s secret appointment

‘Extreme overreach’:Frydenberg felt betrayed by Morrison’s secret appointment

Scott Morrison began in politics with few friends and ended with even fewer. In an extract from Niki Savva’s new book,Bulldozed,those who were once closest to the former prime minister speak about feeling used and deceived.

  • byNiki Savva
How Scott Morrison wrecked the Liberal Party
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How Scott Morrison wrecked the Liberal Party

The former prime minister played a central role in his own downfall. Here is how his government unravelled.

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Floods result of decades of political climate inaction
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Floods result of decades of political climate inaction

Surely country and regional people will now realise the disaster of a near decade of neglect on climate action and hold the federal coalition to account.