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Analysis: Dominic Perrottet may be conservative, but he is not a populist, and understands the benefit of governing from the centre

Former veterans affairs minister says ‘it’s important we listen to the message we received over the weekend from the Australian people’

Some of the Liberal Party’s biggest losses this election were in seats with big Chinese-Australian voter populations so it looks like all the anti-China rhetoric did some damage. What a surprise.The voter swing away from the Liberal Party in some inner Sydney and Melbourne suburbs home to many Chinese-Australian residents…

Former PM says he will back new Liberal leader and downplays loss, saying party ‘will regroup’

Barnaby Joyce ponders ditching net zero, while Matt Canavan’s claim the climate goal is ‘a failed agenda’ globally dismissed as ‘laughably untrue’

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LNP member for Flynn, Colin Boyce, signed international statement rejecting climate crisis and criticised science in state parliament

Labor says deficit could blow out further while accusing the Coalition of failing to disclose budgetary pressures

Many commentators tipped Clive Palmer’s United Australia Party (UAP) and Pauline Hanson’s One Nation to perform well this election by scooping up the “freedom” and anti-vax vote from voters angry about how the pandemic was handled.