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I emailed ‘right to disconnect’ critics after hours. Guess how many replied?

Given their concerns about what would happen if workers couldn’t be penalised for ignoring calls out of hours, the response from political and businesses leaders was surprising.

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Scott Morrison, an inflection point between old and new forms of rotten politics

The former prime minister was the worst of both worlds when it comes to the new era of grievance politics.

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At the rate it’s going, Liberal Party will struggle to meet gender parity target

After Liberal preselectors chose a male candidate for the Dunkley by-election, the party isn’t any closer to meeting its stated gender goals.

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Frankston mayor named Liberal candidate for by-election

The Liberal Party has announced Frankston Mayor Nathan Conroy to contest the Victorian seat of Dunkley at the upcoming by-election.

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'One pull of the trigger': Higgins' fiance to Wilkinson

Brittany Higgins' partner David Sharaz discussed going after the "Liberal Party machine" in an initial email sent to Lisa Wilkinson about breaking the story.

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Only Liberal woman in WA upper house to step down

The sole woman representing the West Australian Liberal Party in the state parliament's upper house, MLC Donna Faragher, will retire from politics.

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Australians want credible climate policies: Turnbull

Malcolm Turnbull says the teal independent MPs are a "potentially a terminal" problem for the federal Liberal Party that could prevent its return to government.

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Q&A: ‘I need to be vindicated’: Leila de Lima on Duterte and the drug war

Freed after six years, the former Philippines senator spoke to Al Jazeera about her ordeal and her hopes for the future.

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Labor’s frozen ham, Lehrmann lawyer’s weird tweets, and the AFR spits in our faces again

From the bunker this week: Murray Watt endorses ham caps, the sporadic and strange tweets of Steve Whybrow, and Sussan Ley’s grand delusion.

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Anti-offshore wind farm fishing group is chaired by a former Liberal MP

The Australian Fishing Trade Association says it’s non-partisan after a Greenpeace investigation found links to the Liberal Party.

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Sharma picked for ex-foreign minister's Senate seat

Liberal Party members in NSW have selected Dave Sharma to replace former foreign minister Marise Payne in the Senate, pipping favourite Andrew Constance.

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Sharma 'privileged' to take Marise Payne's Senate seat

NSW Liberal Party members have selected moderate Dave Sharma to take Marise Payne's Senate seat, pipping favourite Andrew Constance.

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Deeming deal broke down over party room return: Pesutto

Victorian Opposition Leader John Pesutto was unwilling to yield to dumped MP Moira Deeming's demand to return to the Liberal party room without conditions.

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More chaos for Vic Libs as Moira Deeming launches action against Pesutto

Deeming seems keen to ensure Victorian Liberal leader John Pesutto suffers headaches that would keep Nurofen in business for generations.

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Veteran MP Russell Broadbent quits Liberal party to sit on crossbench

Member for Monash will remain in parliament as independent after losing Liberal pre-selection for next election

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Dylan Whitelaw, 22-year-old ‘lobbying’ tycoon, hits skids as ICAC hovers

With all but one of his advisory firm’s 10 high-end clients severing ties, Dylan Whitelaw’s lobbying career has suffered a major reversal of fortune.

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Is legendary conservative campaigner C|T Group losing its touch?

A subplot in the aftermath of the disastrous Yes vote loss is: what next for C|T Group, Liberal Party royalty that backed the other team?

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Are the legendary conservative campaigners at C|T Group losing their touch?

One of the subplots in the aftermath of the disastrous referendum result for the Yes campaign is — what next for C|T Group, the Liberal Party royalty who backed the other team?

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The Conversation

What kind of Australia will we wake up to if the Voice referendum is defeated on October 14?

It was Robert Menzies, father of the modern Liberal Party, who famously remarked: “to get an affirmative vote from the Australian people on a referendum proposal is the labour of Hercules”.

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Exposure of Pezzullo raises more questions about Collaery prosecution

Mike Pezzullo’s role in Bernard Collaery’s trial should be under scrutiny in light of revelations about his ties with Liberal figure Scott Briggs.

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Pezzullo thinks leakers should be jailed. Does that apply when he leaks documents?

Mike Pezzullo was quick with a briefing after the Christchurch massacre. He was a lot slower on right-wing terrorism beforehand, though.

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Powerful public servant's text scandal could harm trust

Hundreds of encrypted text messages exchanged between the Home Affairs secretary and a Liberal Party powerbroker have left integrity experts deeply concerned.

The Conversation

Pezzullo story points to serious systemic problems in the Australian Public Service

The revelations in the Nine newspapers that Mike Pezzullo, secretary of the powerful Home Affairs department, shared with Liberal Party powerbroker Scott Briggs are certainly extraordinary. But, just like the revelations about Robodebt from the royal commission, they must not be treated as an isolated case but as evidence of…

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Home Affairs boss sidelined over leaked Liberal texts

A probe into text messages showing Home Affairs chief Mike Pezzullo seeking to influence the Liberal Party has led to him stepping aside.

The Canberra Times

Bid to overrule drugs law slammed as 'stunt', as Lee kept in the dark

The move has been slammed as an 'assault on territory rights'.

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