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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has signed off on a TikTok ban on federal government devices, and a growing number of Liberal MPs want a conscience vote on the Voice to Parliament. (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are warned that this column mentions a deceased person.)

After losing the Liberal-stronghold seat, Peter Dutton says he must hold the party together. That’s a recipe for continued irrelevance.

This hostile approach to asylum helped the Australian right win elections, but it created divisions that still scar us, says Ben Doherty, a reporter for Guardian Australia

Many right-wing politicians and pundits seem intent on learning nothing from their defeat in NSW on Saturday.

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When Dominic Perrottet gave a gracious concession speech after his defeat in the New South Wales election on Saturday night, it was hard to avoid favourable comparison with the United States. There was no sign of rancour or hyper-partisanship. He praised Labor’s Chris Minns for a clean campaign. He predicted…

The party is on track to govern in its own right after winning a series of previously safe Coalition seats

After a resounding loss in the NSW election, the Liberal Party will seek its own fresh start as the search begins for a new leader.

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