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Another MP overboard? Former Liberal minister Stuart Robert ‘under pressure’

Amid rumours Scott Morrison will soon be quitting politics, speculation is now rife that close ally Stuart Robert could follow.

The New Daily

The Liberal Party doesn’t have a clue how to win voters back

What’s the main problem facing the Liberals? That they don’t know what the problem is.

Crikey

Hope springs eternal in Ukraine

As Ukraine emerges from a brutal winter, its armed forces prepare for an apparent major counteroffensive as Russia suffers battlefield losses in Donbas, and Opposition Leader Peter Dutton licks his wounds after the crushing loss to Labor in Saturday’s Aston byelection in Victoria.

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Dutton’s leadership safe for now, Liberals say, despite calls for change of direction after historic loss in Aston

Malcolm Turnbull says the party’s future rests on its ability to move back to the centre

The Guardian - AU

Peter Dutton’s next test just around the corner – it could make or break him

Peter Dutton has vowed to rebuild the Liberal Party as an electoral force after a stunning defeat in the Aston by-election – but the party’s next test

The New Daily

View from The Hill: the Liberals talk about 'rebuilding' but how, exactly?

Peter Dutton and his demoralised team, shocked beyond belief by their Aston drubbing, say the party has to “rebuild”.

The Conversation

Glitch or death spiral: can the Liberal party brand be revived?

Tasmania is the only state or territory where the party remains in power. What must it do to ‘right’ the conservative ship?

The Guardian - AU

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'Deeply concerning': committee report probes DFAT's role during pandemic

Comments made by Scott Morrison led to 'confusing and misleading' messaging for Australians stranded overseas.

The Canberra Times

How Christopher Pyne’s ‘business council’ became a de facto government trade agency with the UAE

The former defence minister is using ADF officers to prop up his privately owned venture in the growing defence industry.

Crikey

Inside the AUKUS machine: scrutinising the political links to defence contracts

Led by a prime minister with a penchant for fudging reality, the $368 billion AUKUS submarine deal leaves much unexamined.

Crikey

Mining boss denies intimidating pre-election call

Leader choices indivisible from the question of where NSW election campaign went wrong and what the future direction of the party should be.

The New Daily

Laws to stop secret ministries ignite referendum debate

A head of state appointed by the Australian people would be obliged to stop secret ministerial appointments, the assistant minister for the republic says.

AAP

Michael Pascoe: Not being Scott Morrison isn’t enough in a crisis

Not being Scott Morrison was enough to make Anthony Albanese Prime Minister. It is not enough to handle the three immediate crises.

The New Daily

Albanese keeps debate in check, but two ALP heavyweights deliver brutal AUKUS verdicts

It seems increasingly likely Mr Albanese may not be able to avoid a public debate about AUKUS and major change to national defence policy.

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Crikey

There’s no silver lining for Labor in the cloud hanging over its AUKUS deal

Former PM Paul Keating’s tirade against the $368 billion nuclear submarine deal got a good reception from Crikey readers.

The Conversation

Labor is odds-on for a narrow victory in NSW election, but it is far from a sure bet

A gambler would probably feel the odds favour a Labor win at the upcoming New South Wales election. But, as Scott Morrison proved in 2019, underdog status is prized in politics. Favouritism brings its own challenges, especially when the game takes an unanticipated twist. In this setting, the wide path…

The Guardian - AU

The Aukus deal is a crime against the world’s climate future. It didn’t have to be like this

By the time Australia gets its first nuclear-powered submarines, ecological collapse will already have reshaped world politics

Crikey

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?

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The New Daily

Michael Pascoe: Hurt feelings overwhelm media’s ability to weigh Paul Keating’s substance

Paul Keating opened the door to the unexamined question of how we arrived at this point, both nationally and within the Labor Party.

The New Daily

Morrison’s legacy lives on as second secret MP named

The story of Scott Morrison’s secret assumption of the powers to run much of the Australian government continues to surprise.

Crikey

Keating’s blast wounds many — and raises inconvenient questions

Former prime minister Keating may have brought up major issues with the AUKUS ‘forever deal’ with the US and UK, but don’t expect a patriotic media to play along.

The New Daily

Morrison ally secretly set up to oversee home affairs

Assistant minister Ben Morton was sworn in to administer the Department of Home Affairs in 2021 without the appointment being publicly disclosed.

AAP

Ex-Morrison minister stunned by second portfolio post

Former home affairs minister Karen Andrews says she was kept in the dark about another minister being sworn in to administer her department.

The Guardian - AU

Myer to close flagship Brisbane store – as it happened

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Fijian Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka tells Anthony Albanese he backs AUKUS deal

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese did not need a long stopover to secure support from Fijian Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka for the long-awaited details of Australia's pathway to nuclear-powered submarines under the AUKUS deal.

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