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‘Humbled and honoured’: Aston winner Mary Doyle vows to put locals first

Federal Labor's newest MP says she is humbled and honoured to have claimed a historic victory and has vowed to always put her community first. Mary Doyle

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Zali Steggall condemns ‘scaremongering’ over voice detail – as it happened

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Dutton vows to rebuild Liberal stocks after historic loss in Aston by-election

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has vowed to rebuild the Liberal Party into an "election-winning machine" after suffering a catastrophic and historic loss

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Liberals vow to rebuild in wake of Aston by-election

Peter Dutton maintains the Liberals will never give in after a disastrous result in the Aston by-election, which was widely considered a test of his leadership.

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Labor's unexpected Aston win is body blow for Dutton

The rout of the Liberals in Aston is a disaster for Peter Dutton.

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Aston byelection: Labor achieves once-in-a-century victory capturing Liberal heartland seat

Labor secures first win at a byelection by a government from an opposition since 1920 as senior Liberals play down implications for Peter Dutton’s leadership

The Guardian - AU

Wipeout beckons for Liberals after Aston byelection and the problem is not just Peter Dutton

The historic loss for the Liberal party also represents an opportunity to alter course on key issues such as the Indigenous voice and climate policy

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Labor's Mary Doyle snatches historic victory in Aston by-election in Melbourne's outer east

Labor has claimed victory in the federal seat of Aston, the first time in more than a century that a government has won a seat from the opposition at a by-election.

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Labor claims Aston win, throwing Dutton’s Liberal leadership into question – as it happened

Labor’s Mary Doyle has two-party preferred swing of at least 6% in the count on Saturday evening. This blog is now closed

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Liberals expected to retain Aston seat at by-election

Labor and coalition camps expect the Liberal Party to retain the Melbourne seat of Aston after Alan Tudge's retirement triggered a by-election.

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Aston byelection: voters in the former Liberal stronghold hold Peter Dutton’s future in their hands

A loss or even a narrow win will spell trouble for the leader and the party as a whole, which has taken a beating in the past year

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Paul Bongiorno: High stakes in Aston for worried Liberals

Dutton is the one leader who has most to lose in the Aston by-election, the odds are favouring him, he’ll be desperately hoping that they hold.

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In Aston, the looming federal byelection takes second place to grocery prices

Many see the 1 April vote as the first electoral judgment of how well the Albanese government has responded to the cost of living crisis

The Guardian - AU

I’m still angry at the architects of robodebt, and furious that they have faced no consequences

I’m grateful to all those who spoke out, but it should never have happened and we have no guarantee it won’t happen again

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Malcolm Turnbull tells robodebt inquiry ‘I did not turn my mind to the legality of the program’

Former PM tells royal commission he accepted what then human services minister Alan Tudge told him about legality of scheme

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Malcolm Turnbull's WhatsApp texts reveal Robodebt concerns and assurances offered by ministers

Former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull faces questioning on Robodebt, appearing on Monday via video link at the Brisbane royal commission into the illegal scheme.

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We had no reason to question legality: Turnbull faces robodebt royal commission

Mr Turnbull raised questions about the scheme with Mr Tudge in January 2017.

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Former PM Turnbull questioned ‘fairness’ of robodebt

Malcolm Turnbull says he was not concerned about the legality of robodebt but rather the "accuracy and fairness" of debts being calculated.

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Former PM Turnbull to testify on what he knew about Robodebt

Malcolm Turnbull will give evidence at the royal commission into robodebt on what he knew about the scheme while he was in office.

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Former PM Turnbull to testify at robodebt commission

Malcolm Turnbull will give evidence at the royal commission into robodebt on what he knew about the scheme while he was in office.

The Guardian - AU

Public servant claims she was ‘screamed at irrationally’ after querying robodebt scheme

Official tells royal commission she was threatened with losing her job after turning off part of the system without approval

The Guardian - AU

Alan Tudge’s senior staff failed to ask about robodebt scheme’s legality, inquiry hears

Former staffer to the human services minister unable to say what action he took over a review that raised issues with the scheme

AAP

Income averaging a longstanding practice, inquiry told

A former ministerial advisor has told the robodebt royal commission that income averaging had been used by "governments of both colours" for a long time.

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Liberals promise not to take Aston seat for granted

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton says the Liberal candidate to replace outgoing MP Alan Tudge will be a fighter for the local community on cost of living.

The New Daily

Paul Bongiorno: Peter Dutton faces his moment of truth in Aston by-election

You have to wonder if Opposition Leader Peter Dutton can take a trick. On Friday he ventured into the seat of Aston to begin campaigning.

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