Pesutto’s leadership hanging by a thread after deadlocked Deeming vote

Pesutto’s leadership hanging by a thread after deadlocked Deeming vote

John Pesutto has been given 24 hours to stand down or face a leadership challenge after the narrow vote on allowing Moira Deeming back into the party room cost him support from key backers.

  • byRachel Eddie,Kieran Rooney andChip Le Grand

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Howard,Abbott mooted as Deeming peacemakers in abandoned deal

Howard,Abbott mooted as Deeming peacemakers in abandoned deal

Previously undisclosed details of John Pesutto’s settlement plan will be weighed by Liberal MPs as they prepare for Friday’s vote on Moira Deeming’s return.

  • byChip Le Grand
Calling time on the remaining Bali Nine members
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Bali Nine

Calling time on the remaining Bali Nine members

The remaining five members of the Bali Nine have returned to Australia,but nobody is the wiser about the deal struck to secure their release.

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Faith and conviction:Tributes flow for late Liberal minister Kevin Andrews
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Faith and conviction:Tributes flow for late Liberal minister Kevin Andrews

The former defence and immigration minister and longest continuously serving member of federal parliament has died at 69 after a year-long cancer battle.

  • byAshleigh McMillan
Voters laboring under gutless government

Voters laboring under gutless government

Ross Gittins may well bemoan the “era of gutless government”,but perhaps he should direct his criticism to the people responsible,the electors of Australia.

Sydney antisemitic attacks call for united front against inherent evil
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Antisemitism

Sydney antisemitic attacks call for united front against inherent evil

The latest crime designed to strike fear into Australia’s Jewish community must be dealt with by unity,not division.

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Protests to go on ‘until liberation’,say pro-Palestinian rally organisers

Protests to go on ‘until liberation’,say pro-Palestinian rally organisers

Melbourne’s 61st consecutive pro-Palestinian protest has taken place as the state government mulls changes to protest laws.

  • byMichael Bachelard andCarla Jaeger
Demonising Dutton will backfire for Labor,just as it did for Harris with Trump

Demonising Dutton will backfire for Labor,just as it did for Harris with Trump

I expect Anthony Albanese’s Labor will do it just the same,all the way until Peter Dutton is elected.

  • byGeorge Brandis
Power out for Birmingham as he turns out the lights

Power out for Birmingham as he turns out the lights

The resignation of the last leading Liberal moderate,Simon Birmingham,means that it is definitely a case of asking Simon to turn off the lights in the house when he leaves.

Too hard? We can’t afford to put off tough talk on tax

Too hard? We can’t afford to put off tough talk on tax

With a federal election looming,will either major party will show some courage and addressing the demonstrated challenges?

PM makes a welcome show of compassion for Bali Nine

PM makes a welcome show of compassion for Bali Nine

I will never forget the cold-blooded execution of Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran,young Australians sacrificed on the altar of Indonesian domestic politics in 2015 by then-Indonesian president Joko Widodo.