Dutton to revamp his election-year frontbench as MPs head for exits

Dutton to revamp his election-year frontbench as MPs head for exits

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton will unveil a revamped frontbench as soon as this weekend,in a shake-up to replace two shadow ministers and promote younger MPs.

  • byNick Bonyhady andJames Massola

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Where have all the liberal Libs gone? This is Dutton’s cue to learn from Howard

Where have all the liberal Libs gone? This is Dutton’s cue to learn from Howard

The Liberal Party,said John Howard,was a “broad church”,at its best when it embraced both its conservative and liberal traditions.

  • byGeorge Brandis
Truth-telling set to fill Voice gap as Leeser urges PM to step up
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Truth-telling set to fill Voice gap as Leeser urges PM to step up

As retiring Indigenous Australians Minister Linda Burney declared history would look kindly upon the Voice effort,Liberal MP Julian Leeser lamented the “national silence” that has existed since its defeat.

  • byPaul Sakkal andJames Massola
Universities under pressure from MPs to adopt antisemitism definition

Universities under pressure from MPs to adopt antisemitism definition

Jewish MPs want all Australian universities to adopt a politically contested definition of antisemitism.

  • byAngus Thompson
Minister warned unis of campus tensions days after October 7
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Minister warned unis of campus tensions days after October 7

Universities assured Education Minister Jason Clare they had measures in place to deal with antisemitism on campus within days of the October 7 Hamas attacks on Israel.

  • byAngus Thompson andNatassia Chrysanthos
Morrison accuses UN of antisemitism,decries ‘persecution’ of Australian Jews

Morrison accuses UN of antisemitism,decries ‘persecution’ of Australian Jews

The former prime minister spoke at a rally against antisemitism in Sydney,where he questioned the viability of a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

  • byPatrick Begley
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Cross-party MPs back Jewish community push to outlaw doxxing

Cross-party MPs back Jewish community push to outlaw doxxing

People who publish identifying information with malicious intent could face jail under proposed changes to the federal Criminal Code.

  • byChip Le Grand
NSW government rejects federal MP’s call to outlaw vehicle convoys

NSW government rejects federal MP’s call to outlaw vehicle convoys

Federal Liberal MP Julian Leeser said vehicle convoys in suburbs with significant Jewish populations were designed to create a climate of fear.

  • byAndrew Taylor
Unlikely allies Abbott,Kean back Leeser’s return to the frontbench

Unlikely allies Abbott,Kean back Leeser’s return to the frontbench

Tony Abbott and Matt Kean are from opposite factions in NSW,but they agree that Peter Dutton must return Julian Leeser to the frontbench.

  • byJames Massola
‘Has to serve his time’:Liberals oppose Yes campaigner’s cabinet return

‘Has to serve his time’:Liberals oppose Yes campaigner’s cabinet return

Peter Dutton has been gauging whether Julian Leeser’s return to the frontbench would be accepted after he quit the shadow cabinet over the Voice to parliament.

  • byPaul Sakkal andJames Massola
‘Game of musical chairs’:Key suburban seats in focus as AEC reshuffles boundaries

‘Game of musical chairs’:Key suburban seats in focus as AEC reshuffles boundaries

Sydney and Melbourne will each lose an electorate,and Western Australia will gain one,before the next federal election,in a reshuffle that might put some independent MPs at risk.

  • byAngus Thompson