Dutton has clarity on Israel,but the PM is reading the nation’s mood

Dutton has clarity on Israel,but the PM is reading the nation’s mood

Anthony Albanese’s view – do not take sides – is close to the majority position on the Middle East but is dangerous for a prime minister because he sounds empty.

  • byDavid Crowe

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Voters reject protests as Gaza war ignites domestic row

Voters reject protests as Gaza war ignites domestic row

A majority of voters have rejected public protests in support of either side in the war in the Middle East,while more now say the war has made Australia less safe than a year ago.

  • byDavid Crowe
Pesutto could face leadership challenge as early as next week,Liberals say

Pesutto could face leadership challenge as early as next week,Liberals say

Tensions in the Liberal party room remain high after two weeks of courtroom drama in Moira Deeming’s defamation trial against leader John Pesutto.

  • byAnnika Smethurst
Deeming v Pesutto:Here’s what we now know about key state Liberals

Deeming v Pesutto:Here’s what we now know about key state Liberals

There were covert recordings,private emails,text messages and colour-coded spreadsheets,but we learned plenty more in court about the key figures in the defamation case that ousted Liberal Moira Deeming brought against Opposition Leader John Pesutto.

  • byRachel Eddie
Labor had a hip-pocket agenda on chips and Oreos. Dutton and war cut in

Labor had a hip-pocket agenda on chips and Oreos. Dutton and war cut in

As Anthony Albanese tried to focus on domestic affairs,world leaders including the UK’s Keir Starmer were addressing their nations about the Middle East.

  • byPaul Sakkal
Three weeks of Deeming-Pesutto defamation drama wraps up with frankness and eggs

Three weeks of Deeming-Pesutto defamation drama wraps up with frankness and eggs

Witnesses finished giving evidence on Friday,but the hearings didn’t end without drama.

  • byRachel Eddie
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Kate Chaney on duty to family,falling into politics – and not putting up with crap

Kate Chaney on duty to family,falling into politics – and not putting up with crap

Kate Chaney talks about what her prominent West Australian political family taught her,and about being bold on climate policy in a mining town.

  • byJesinta Burton
Deeming has given Liberals the fuel to burn Pesutto. Who will dare to strike a match?

Deeming has given Liberals the fuel to burn Pesutto. Who will dare to strike a match?

John Pesutto has just 11 days to quell the disunity that has overtaken the state Liberal Party as a result of numerous revelations from his defamation trial.

  • byAnnika Smethurst
‘My biggest fans are gay people and trans people’:New secret recording aired in Deeming case
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‘My biggest fans are gay people and trans people’:New secret recording aired in Deeming case

In audio played to the Federal Court,Opposition Leader John Pesutto is heard opening a meeting by saying:“We’ve got a huge problem.”

  • byRachel Eddie
Former no more:What Peter Costello did next

Former no more:What Peter Costello did next

Months after his departure as chairman of Nine,the one-time federal treasurer has a new gig.

  • byKishor Napier-Raman andStephen Brook
If Albanese repeats his performance over negative gearing,he can kiss the election goodbye

If Albanese repeats his performance over negative gearing,he can kiss the election goodbye

The government’s management of the economy has helped bring inflation down and keep employment up,but it has much to learn about communication.

  • byNiki Savva