How the Liberals got stuck in a long,demented cycle of vengeance

How the Liberals got stuck in a long,demented cycle of vengeance

It was August 2018,but the anger of the coup against Tony Abbott in September 2015 was still live and raw.

  • byPeter Hartcher

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Dutton's patient,careful game as part of Turnbull's inner circle

Dutton's patient,careful game as part of Turnbull's inner circle

As Tony Abbott set about destroying new PM Malcolm Turnbull,a new challenger was building his strength.

  • byPeter Hartcher
'He sold everything he believed in’:The price Turnbull paid to become prime minister

'He sold everything he believed in’:The price Turnbull paid to become prime minister

Malcolm Turnbull started his time at the top shackled to the very policies voters thought had been discarded along with Tony Abbott.

  • byPeter Hartcher
What was the point of the Turnbull government?

What was the point of the Turnbull government?

Malcolm Turnbull's government was not without achievements. But major reforms proved elusive. The point had become mere survival.

  • byPeter Hartcher
Scott Morrison's $9 billion mass detention plan

Scott Morrison's $9 billion mass detention plan

As immigration minister,Morrison proposed a program to build new mass detention facilities in Australia for asylum seekers.

  • byPeter Hartcher
'He was in it right up to his neck':How Scott Morrison deposed a prime minister

'He was in it right up to his neck':How Scott Morrison deposed a prime minister

Scott Morrison worked hard to cultivate the image of the"accidental prime minister". But new evidence suggests otherwise.

  • byPeter Hartcher