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The Latest Breaking News from Dunkley

Opposition reshuffles shadow ministry after underwhelming Dunkley byelection result

There have been internal calls for the Coalition to announce more policy in the lead-up to the next election

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‘People are bored with the Liberal Party’: Dispatches from Dunkley

Crikey readers react to the by-election results in Dunkley, diagnose the LNP’s biggest problems, and respond to reporting on the ground.

Crikey

What does it all mean? An array of Dunkley takes

Is Dunkley a great result for the Liberals or a terrible one? Did race-baiting backfire or play no part? Or does the whole thing mean nothing at all?

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Dutton needs a Plan B. It involves going where few Liberals have gone before

The Dunkley by-election result suggests Peter Dutton needs to find some policies. The problem for the Coalition is that’s never been its wheelhouse.

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Morning Mail: ‘Oppressive’ Centrelink suspensions; Asio defends targeting autistic boy; Dunkley byelection fallout

Asio boss insists agencies don’t radicalise people after criticism of an undercover operation

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Labor rejects complacency claims after Dunkley win

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has denied suggestions the federal government is taking anything for granted after retaining the seat of Dunkley at a by-election.

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Albanese says Liberal party lost Dunkley byelection because it ran a ‘fear campaign’ and is ‘dominated by blokes’

Prime minister says voters rejected opposition’s ‘negativity’ as Labor’s Jodie Belyea wins Victorian seat

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Libs optimistic as Labor holds Dunkley despite swing

The Liberals say they're in striking distance of winning Dunkley at the next poll after Labor retained the seat at a by-election, albeit with a reduced margin.

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Dunkley shows the Liberal party’s ‘more of the same’ is not a path to government

Labor cannot afford to be complacent but if Dutton can’t win a seat after 13 interest rate rises then maybe the strategy needs a rethink?

The Guardian - AU

Dunkley byelection: Labor’s Jodie Belyea triumphs but Liberals win modest swing

Liberal candidate Nathan Conroy wins swing of more than 3% but well short of the 6.3% required, leaving Belyea as the newest federal MP

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Labor claims victory as Liberal swing falls short – as it happened

Jodie Belyea retains seat for Labor as Liberal frontbencher Sussan Ley tries to play down result

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Voters turn out for byelection; tributes to Jesse Baird and Luke Davies – as it happened

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PM's birthday wish granted as Labor retain Dunkley

Labor is projected to retain the Melbourne federal seat of Dunkley despite a swing to the Liberals as both parties talked down their chances before the vote.

AAP

Peter Dutton’s pre-Dunkley detainee scare blew up, but cost of living is the real electoral dynamite

The opposition leader’s line of attack in question time came unstuck, but it was an irresponsible ploy all the same

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Crime, aspiration and the underdog status: Albanese and Dutton make final pitches in tight Dunkley race

Labor highlights tax changes and legacy of late MP Peta Murphy, while Liberals’ Nathan Conroy tells ‘scared’ voters to ‘send a message’ to government on law and order

Crikey

Advance’s tactics in Dunkley herald a new, nastier brand of politics

The far-right campaigners’ huge spend in the Dunkley by-election implies US-style electoral warfare is being trialled by the disintegrating right.

Crikey

What they say and what they mean as the Dunkley by-election race heats up

Crikey breaks down some of the rhetoric ahead of the by-election in Dunkley this weekend.

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Deal allows police to march in parade – as it happened

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Senate votes against reviving Qantas inquiry – as it happened

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'Tough fight': by-election campaign enters final week

Less than one week out from the Dunkley by-election, the confidence of both major parties remains shaken as they note the difficult battle ahead.

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‘Everything is so expensive’: tax cuts, cost of living and the battle to win the Dunkley byelection

Early voting may be slow but political analysts say the Melbourne electorate’s mood may be an indicator for Australian politics as a whole

Crikey

Fans and media rush to defend ‘sound of whiteness’ Swift

Accusations that Taylor Swift is unwilling to get political roundly rebuked, DFAT documents show why Penny Wong voted for ceasefire in December, and former ‘No’ campaigners are spending big in Dunkley.

The Guardian - AU

Morning Mail: rightwing blitz in Dunkley, third man sought in Sydney mystery, stocks soar on AI boom

Activist group Advance is spending thousands to defeat Labor in Victoria byelection; police have ‘grave concerns’ for former TV presenter and boyfriend

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Labor highlights tax cuts in Dunkley campaign, while Liberals go after Albo

Liberal ads in Dunkley tend to focus on small businesses. But a conservative lobby group supporting the party has taken a more aggressive tactic.

AAP

Battle lines drawn ahead of Dunkley early voting

Peter Dutton has described the upcoming Dunkley by-election as a referendum on the government, while the prime minister dismissed attacks as a scare campaign.

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