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Good morning, early birds. New Resources Minister Madeleine King has confirmed Labor will support WA’s $16.5 billion offshore Scarborough gas project, and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has removed the Australian Federal Police from the Home Affairs portfolio. It’s the news you need to know, with Emma Elsworthy.

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Coalition scrapped recovery plans for 176 threatened species and habitats in one of its final acts

‘On what sort of planet does the commonwealth think they don’t need a recovery plan for a Tasmanian devil’, asks Wilderness Society

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Who is Sussan Ley? Who is Perin Davey? Here's a look at the Coalition's female deputy leaders

In the wake of the election, voices within Liberal and National ranks cried out for the parties to reconnect with women. Here are two women tasked with leading that charge.

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A look through history as women make up nearly half of Albanese’s ministry

Female politicians will have an enormous influence on the new Labor ministry — a new record has been set for an Australian government.

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Elders distressed by Mungo Man burials

The NSW government says an external investigation has been launched into the burial of the ancestral remains of Mungo Man and Mungo Lady.

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How to assemble a cabinet

Good morning, early birds. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s first ministry will be sworn in today with a record 10 women in his 23-person cabinet, and newly minted Energy Minister Chris Bowen says he deliberately designed his climate policies so he wouldn’t need the Greens’ support in the Senate. It’s the…

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Major parties must act to attract women

The new deputy Liberal leader has vowed to win back women’s trust in the next three years, but experts say a seismic shift is needed to change sentiment.

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Peter Dutton acknowledges he made 'poor taste' joke about climate change in the Pacific

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has again been asked about a quip he made in 2015 about rising sea levels, saying he is "as human and as frail" as other people, while Deputy Opposition Leader Sussan Ley suggests some women turned away from the Liberals because they did not believe the…

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Morrison won’t be on frontbench: Dutton

Peter Dutton is putting the final touches to his frontbench lineup but it will not include Scott Morrison who is expected to retire before 2025.

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Morrison won't be on frontbench: Dutton

Peter Dutton is putting the final touches to his frontbench lineup but it will not include Scott Morrison who is expected to retire before 2025.

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The best seats in the house

Good morning, early birds. Labor will be able to form a majority government according to projections, and new Liberal leader Peter Dutton has promised ‘sensible’ action on climate change in his first press conference. It’s the news you need to know, with Emma Elsworthy.

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New Australian opposition leader says China 'biggest issue'

Former Defense Minister Peter Dutton has been chosen to lead Australia’s conservative opposition following the party’s election defeat nine days ago

The Independent UK

Peter Dutton’s formula will be a bit less culture war, a lot less religion and more traditional Liberal policy

Mr Relentless thinks the climate debate the Coalition has rendered toxic by a decade of lying will default to a brawl with Labor about cost of living

The Guardian - AU

‘Men also speak for women’: with one press conference the Liberals show nothing has changed

The Liberal Party is keen to advertise it’s learnt absolutely nothing across the election, assuring voters gender parity isn’t necessary — as Liberal men are there to speak for women. Phew.

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The Loop: Coalition decides new leaders, car stolen with baby inside, AGL abandons demerger plans

Get up to speed on today's headlines with The Loop.

The Conversation

New Nationals leader Littleproud says 'sensible centre' is where elections are won

Former agriculture minister David Littleproud has ousted Barnaby Joyce to become Nationals leader.

The Guardian - AU

Peter Dutton elected unopposed as Liberal party leader with Sussan Ley as deputy

The pair will lead a much-depleted party, with the Liberal-National Coalition likely to hold just 58 or 59 seats in the House of Representatives

Newcastle Herald

Peter Dutton elected unopposed as Liberal leader after Scott Morrison

A one-time police officer, Queenslander Peter Dutton, is the new leader of the federal parliamentary wing of the Liberal Party.

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Peter Dutton elected new Liberal Party leader, Sussan Ley becomes deputy leader

Peter Dutton says as newly-elected Opposition Leader he will focus on Australians in suburban areas and has asked people to "form their own judgement" of him. Deputy leader Sussan Ley says the party is determined to win back the trust and votes of women.

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Liberal, National parties set to decide leadership positions following federal election loss

The Coalition parties will today vote on who should lead them in the wake of the election. The Liberals' meeting appears set to be a simple one, but the Nationals will have a three-way contest.

The Conversation

Littleproud ousts Joyce in Nationals leadership spill, as Liberals give Dutton clear run

Update: David Littleproud has been elected leader of the National Party after successfully challenging Barnaby Joyce on May 30. More analysis to come.

AAP

Albanese wants a respectful parliament

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says he will respect Peter Dutton and Sussan Ley, who are expected to form the new leadership of the Liberal Party.

ABC News

Liberal election review to focus on teal independents and preselection problems

Just days after its election defeat, the Liberal Party has announced the terms of its post-election review, focusing on the loss of seats to "teal" independents, and problems in the preselection process.

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Labor says Peter Dutton taking reins of Liberal Party shows Coalition 'learned absolutely nothing' from federal election

Senior Labor ministers say Peter Dutton becoming opposition leader would show the Coalition has not listened to the message sent by voters at the election.

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Mungo Man, Mungo Lady reburials postponed as elders challenge treatment of ancient remains

The return of ancient bones to a world heritage area is halted after elders filed an eleventh-hour application to stop the "rushed destruction" of some of the oldest human remains ever found.

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