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Voice shouldn't be treated as political issue: senator

Moderate Liberal Andrew Bragg has hit out at opponents of the voice for saying it would bring race into the constitution.

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PwC internal review of tax leak ‘continues the cover-up’, Australian senator says

Labor’s Deborah O’Neill says it’s not enough for company to ‘share summary of key recommendations’, amid calls for AFP investigation

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As Scott Morrison retirement rumours swirl, Shire Liberals eye possible replacements

Names are being thrown around for possible contenders for the NSW seat of Cook, should Scott Morrison call it quits.

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Dutton denies Voice stance driving Liberal Party split

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton denies the resignation of his spokesman on the Indigenous Voice is a sign of wider Liberal dissatisfaction.

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Julian Leeser, Liberal spokesman on the Voice, quits opposition frontbench to campaign for yes vote

The shadow minister for Indigenous Australians, Julian Leeser, has quit the shadow cabinet, declaring he was resigning “on a point of principle” so he could campaign for a yes vote at the referendum to insert an Indigenous Voice into the Constitution.

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Dutton defies calls for change, with Liberals tipped to reject Voice proposal

Peter Dutton appeared to hold firm against calls to bring the party towards lost seats in metropolitan Australia.

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Liberal Party searches for ways to win back voters

Engaging in "crazy" culture wars is pushing voters away, says a Liberal MP keen to bring his party back from the fringes and into the mainstream.

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Liberal MP calls for free vote on Indigenous voice

Ahead of a key party room meeting about the Indigenous voice, Peter Dutton faces pressure to allow MPs a free vote on supporting the proposal.

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Peter Dutton urged to differentiate Liberal party after Aston loss prompts identity crisis

Opposition leader blames state division for result, while Victorian MPs say lack of distinct policy direction hindered candidate

The Guardian - AU

Kean will not run for NSW Liberal leadership

Outgoing treasurer Matt Kean will not run for the leadership of the NSW Coalition, saying it's time for him to hang out and be a dad.

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NSW election: Chris Minns to meet with senior colleagues immediately as Coalition recriminations begin

Labor’s premier-elect describes victory as ‘humbling experience’ that came from having an ‘ear to the ground’ on cost-of-living pressures

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Kean pulls out of NSW Liberal leader race, cites family

Outgoing treasurer Matt Kean will not run for the NSW Liberal leadership, opening the door to potential contenders including Alister Henskens.

AAP

Liberals say NSW loss is warning to reject ‘extreme and divisive’ politics

Liberal Senator Andrew Bragg has warned his party against lurching further to the extreme end of politics after the NSW election drubbing.

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Libs should avoid 'margins' after NSW election defeat

Federal Liberals are weighing in on their party's defeat at the NSW election, urging it not to veer too far from the mainstream.

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Negotiations for Voice to Parliament referendum wording near end, as Liberals mull support for machinery bill

Negotiations on the Voice to Parliament referendum on two fronts are close to concluding, as a likely final meeting is held on the recommended wording, and the Liberals entertain supporting the bill that would establish how the referendum is run.

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Chalmers accused of ‘cover-up’ for not releasing report into ASIC deputy chair

Labor faces pressure in the Senate after it blocked an order to publish the findings of a probe into poor conduct among senior ranks at ASIC.

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Tony Burke: Super account tax changes vital ‘to raise additional revenue’

Tony Burke has defended changes to taxes on superannuation, arguing tax concessions would soon cost more than the aged pension

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Treasurer defends superannuation change as 'modest'

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has hit out at opposition attacks on the government's superannuation tax changes, describing them as only modest.

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Liberal Senator’s about-face on super as explosion in tax dodging revealed

Political stoush over super tax turns nasty as latest figures show use of retirement funds by wealthy investors dodging tax has exploded.

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Philip Lowe just wants some privacy after bankers lunch coincided with bond sell-off

The RBA boss maintains there was nothing ‘untoward’ about his private lunch with the big four, before grumbling over leaks.

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‘She represents Victoria’: referendum working group member says Thorpe’s calls for treaty before Voice neglect consensus

Thomas Mayo has refuted calls for treaty first on the left, and for more detail on the right, as the Yes camp gains support.

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Voice to Parliament pamphlets advocating both sides to be sent to Australians, in concession to Peter Dutton

The government has made concessions on how the Voice to Parliament referendum will be carried out in the hopes of winning over the Liberal Party and its leader Peter Dutton.

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Liberal senator lays new case for Indigenous voice

NSW senator Andrew Bragg has laid out a new case to support the Indigenous voice to federal parliament in a bid to stop misinformation on the issue.

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Tanya Plibersek blocks Clive Palmer’s proposed coalmine – as it happened

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Going on the defensive

Former Liberal staffer Bruce Lehrmann is suing Network Ten, Lisa Wilkinson, News Corp Australia and Samantha Maiden for defamation, and a fifth COVID-19 vaccine will be rolled out this month for adults who haven’t had a booster or the virus in the past six months.

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