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Inside ex-Liberal heartland where roads, wind rule vote

Rundown roads, offshore wind farms and drought assistance are on the minds of voters in a now-marginal electorate the size of Belgium.

AAP · Apr 29, 2025

Coalition rules out cuts to another visa class despite vowing to slash immigration by 100,000

Peter Dutton plans to slash overall intake if elected on Saturday but which streams will be targeted remains unclear

The Guardian - AU · Apr 27, 2025

Rubber hits the road as MPs vie for closely fought seat

Local issues such as worn-out roads, grocery prices and childcare shortages are big concerns for voters in a critical seat the Liberals are keen to hold on to.

AAP · Apr 23, 2025

Coalition boasts it’s ‘running the immigration system’ after deal to pass all three of Labor’s migration bills

The bills enable government to pay third countries to receive non-citizens and prosecute those who refuse to cooperate with deportation

The Guardian - AU · Nov 27, 2024

Coalition to help pass bill that would see Australia pay third countries to take unlawful non-citizens

The immigration bill, which will go before a Senate inquiry, also gives the government immunity from being sued by people harmed during deportation

The Guardian - AU · Nov 19, 2024

Melbourne rail loop funding scrap sets up poll showdown

The Liberal party still appears to be against Labor handing out more federal funding for a contentious Victorian rail project, ahead of the federal election.

AAP · Nov 18, 2024

The week in parliament: the theoretical impossibility of Tucker Carlson and nuclear tensions simmer in Coalition ranks

Far-right provocateur ducks cocktail party, Climate 200 takes aim at fresh electoral targets and Labor MP stumbles into a nest of Nats

The Guardian - AU · Jun 29, 2024

Immigration brouhaha rumbles on as Dutton hits out

With the Labor government poised to update a controversial immigration direction, Peter Dutton has deflected attacks on his record as immigration minister.

AAP · Jun 4, 2024

If regional communities don’t want a windfarm, why would they accept a nuclear power station?

The Coalition’s energy policy is leveraged on regional discontent about renewables. But many farmers don’t want nuclear in their back yard either

The Guardian - AU · Jun 3, 2024

ABC boss hits out at ‘vicious attacks’ on Tingle – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · May 29, 2024