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Labor backs $15b fund to breath new life into industry

The government is celebrating a major policy win after it secured the votes to pass its $15 billion national reconstruction fund in the Senate.

The New Daily

Peter Dutton is stuck in no-man’s land on the voice – and he risks cementing his reputation as a wrecker

Supporting the yes vote leaves him on the sidelines, but opposition in the face of a no win could be a pyhrric victory

The Guardian - AU

Julia Banks: Why the modern Liberal Party seems unable to ‘do the right thing’

At the end of the day, robust political debate shouldn’t displace civility, treating people with respect and doing the right thing.

The New Daily

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Dodson resists calls to fund Voice referendum information campaign

How the referendum on an Indigenous Voice to Parliament will be run is taking shape, with the Opposition pushing for equal funding for "yes" and "no" campaigns.

The New Daily

Online yarning circles create space to hear about voice

Proponents of an Indigenous voice are inviting people to online yarning circles as debate continues in the Senate over how the referendum campaigns will be run.

AAP

How did Australia’s conservative movement lose its way?

The Liberal Party is in the doldrums — as it once was in the 1980s. But who will put in the intellectual work required to revive the movement?

Crikey

PM gives Greens' super demands short shrift, says Labor's 'got the balance right'

The prime minister quickly dismisses calls from the Greens to expand the scope of the government's changes to superannuation tax concessions.

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Libs fight super tax despite 'little sympathy' for rich

Opposition finance spokeswoman Jane Hume has questioned the number of people superannuation tax changes would affect with the threshold not being indexed.

AAP

Fuel retailer warns of cost-of-living 'trade-offs'

Ampol says there are trade-offs to be made between living costs, fuel security and the energy transition.

AAP

Alan Kohler: The Liberal Party is a retirement village for male baby boomers

The Liberal Party is not only seen as having no answer, it’s seen as part of the problem, writes Alan Kohler.

The New Daily

Liberals urge government to reverse APS Australia Day rule

Jane Hume accused the government of telling APS employees Australia Day does not matter after they revoked restrictions on public servants working on January 26.

The Canberra Times

Michael Pascoe: Liberal Party unable to be honest with itself, let alone the nation

“If you can’t be honest with yourself, you can’t be honest with anyone.” That little homily is playing out for the federal Liberal Party.

The New Daily

Liberals' election post-mortem blames COVID-19, scandals and faction warlords for loss

An internal Liberal Party review of the Coalition's devastating election defeat finds Scott Morrison was a decisive factor in the result, and recommends an overhaul of the party organisation to end factional infighting and improve candidate preselections.

ABC News

Liberal party review of election loss finds 50% of candidates and new MPs should be women

Review recommends setting a target for greater female representation but not a binding quota

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Quotas alone can’t erase the Coalition’s legacy of policies that keep women poorer

The Liberal Party’s post-election navel-gazing exercise should focus on acknowledging its appalling record on gender inequality.

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The Australian Sausage Party, Sorry, The Aus Liberal Party Still Won’t Back Gender Quotas

Enjoy opposition for the next two decades, lol.

Crikey

Who needs women in the House?

The Liberals are told they shouldn’t use the ‘blunt solution’ of quotas to get more women into federal Parliament, and cracks are growing in the Nats’ opposition to the Voice as a NSW MP and the WA branch of the party declare their support.

ABC News

Elder in David Littleproud's electorate rebukes Nationals over opposition to Voice to Parliament

Gunggari elder Lynette Nixon, who lives in western Queensland, joins a chorus of calls for the National Party to review its opposition to an Indigenous Voice to Parliament.

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Why Was This Victorian Election So Spectacularly Shithouse For The Liberals? Yr 3-Min Explainer

The state election delivered a stunningly bad result for the Victorian Liberals, which picked up its lowest primary vote share in 70 years.

The Guardian - AU

Federal Liberals say Coalition must lure back women after Victoria state election rout

Party also argues Victorian campaign finance reforms favoured Andrews government as Anthony Albanese calls out media ‘scare campaign’

AAP

Libs soul-search with another poll loss

Liberals have begun to reflect on their party's future following their latest election defeat in Victoria.

The New Daily

The mess left by the Coalition is (almost) overwhelming

Government shovels were hard at work in the lead up to the Budget dealing with the immediate grants corruption left over by the Morrison mob.

ABC News

Finance Minister Katy Gallagher and federal budget criticised for ignoring youth and cost of living on Q+A

The government is criticised for not doing enough to ease cost-of-living pressures for Australia's most vulnerable and youth as the impact of rising inflation bites.

The Conversation

View from The Hill: Without those 'lefties' the Liberals can't regain government

A key issue for the Liberals’ election post-mortem that reports later this year – conveniently after the Victorian election – is how the party deals in future with the “teal” phenomenon.

ABC News

Tape on a plane? We look into viral photo that suggests Qantas is winging it with repairs

A photo of a plane purporting to be operated by Qantas went viral this week, after it was suggested duct tape had been used to fix major maintenance issues. So what's really going on?

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