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Lidia Thorpe leaves the party divided and forced to argue for its own significance after her departure dropped their numbers from 12 to 11.

Senator Lidia Thorpe announced on Monday that she would be leaving the Greens. Thorpe had split with the Greens over the Indigenous Voice to parliament, which she opposes.

Indigenous voice to parliament stance sees Victorian senator Lidia Thorpe leave the party and move tot he crossbench

Committee says former minister Stuart Ayres showed ‘poor judgment’ during ‘flawed’ process

All pokies in NSW will become cashless by 2028, and political donations from pubs and clubs will be banned if the Coalition is re-elected in March, Premier Dominic Perrottet says.

A federal Newspoll, conducted February 1-4 from a sample of 1,512, gave Labor a 55-45 lead, unchanged on the previous Newspoll in early December. Primary votes were 38% Labor (down one), 34% Coalition (down one), 11% Greens (steady), 6% One Nation (steady) and 11% for all Others (up two).

Women living in regional Australia die on average 19 years earlier than those living in cities, and all poker machines in NSW could be cash-free in five years.

Support for embedding an Indigenous Voice to parliament in the Constitution has fallen. The polls provide good evidence once you work out how to find it.

Medicare is “not going to be fixed in one budget”, which is true of course, but this one will set the scene for future budgets.

The Anthony Albanese-led Labor continues to enjoy a 10-point lead in the first Newspoll for 2023 release don Sunday night.

Mr Albanese said on Sunday that constitutional recognition of Indigenous people through the Voice would lead to better practical outcomes.