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'A problem for us': coalition reveals One Nation fears

The Liberal and National parties aren't seen as parties of conviction, the opposition leader says after One Nation's historic victory in a by-election.

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Jacinta Allan asks Liberals to ‘please explain’ preference deal – as it happened

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Canavan brings back McCormack in Nationals frontbench shake up

Former Nationals’ leader Michael McCormack has been brought back onto the frontbench as the opposition unveiled yet another reshuffle, this one triggered by the elevation of Matt Canavan to become Nationals leader.

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Nationals MP’s challenge to Littleproud’s leadership ‘out of the blue’ and doomed to fail, colleagues say

Colin Boyce to challenge for the leadership next week, saying party was at risk of going off ‘political cliff’

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Nationals quit front bench en masse after policy split

The coalition is on life support after eight Nationals frontbenchers quit the shadow cabinet in protest after the resignation of three of their colleagues.

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View from The Hill: defiant Nationals break with Liberals over hate bill, putting strain on Coalition

The Nationals have defied shadow cabinet solidarity, voting in the Senate against the government’s hate crime legislation, which passed late Tuesday night with the support of the Liberals.

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Nationals tip short honeymoon if Barnaby joins Hanson

Barnaby Joyce's resignation from the Nationals has raised questions about what role he could play in One Nation if he shifts to the right-wing minor party.

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View from The Hill: Barnaby Joyce is doing again what he does best – disrupting

Barnaby Joyce is a natural-born disruptor. He also always wants to be the head of the pack, and in the spotlight.

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Joyce and Canavan call for new coal plants to replace renewable energy projects

Coalition opponents of net zero spruik coal, nuclear and gas as emissions policy divides opposition

The Guardian - AU

Coalition splinters as heat rises on net-zero policy

More coalition troops are calling for a key climate target to be axed but the opposition leader is standing firm as debate rages within the political partners.

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Barnaby Joyce wants Australia to abandon net zero – but his 4 central claims don’t stack up

One-time Nationals leader Barnaby Joyce sought to dominate the first sitting week of the current federal parliament by proposing a divisive plan to reverse Australia’s net zero emissions target.

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The attack on Australia’s net zero target is reckless and gutless. Voters expect more than ‘intergenerational bastardry’

While Barnaby Joyce and Michael McCormack try to ditch the 43% net zero 2030 emissions target, Australia’s net zero target for 2035 has not yet been set

The Guardian - AU

View from The Hill: Nationals’ mavericks ensure the Coalition is the issue in parliament’s first week

For almost as long as anyone can remember, the Nationals have caused the Coalition grief on climate and energy policy. Still, for Barnaby Joyce to bring on a fresh load of trouble - with a private member’s bill to scrap Australia’s commitment to net zero emissions by 2050 – in…

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Afternoon Update: Australia facing $500m Chevron cleaning bill; Obama breaks silence on Trump; and the blowback against office air

Deal struck in 1980s refunds about half of what the US multinational fossil fuel company paid in royalties, documents show

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Nats 'steers' rumbling in party paddock over net zero

Two aggrieved former Nationals leaders are using their opposition to a net zero emissions target to put pressure on their leader to scrap the party's policy.

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View from the Hill: Liberals and Nationals patch things up and announce a shadow ministry

Two Victorian Liberal women, Jane Hume and Sarah Henderson, have been dumped and a key numbers man has been promoted from the backbench to the shadow cabinet in the new frontbench announced by Coalition leaders Sussan Ley and David Littleproud.

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Fractured coalition to unveil key roles after reunion

Liberal leader Sussan Ley is preparing to announce her leadership team that will include Nationals MPs after the two parties decided to stay together.

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Coalition to chart path forward as family feud cooled

A watered-down nuclear policy is set to underpin a fragile truce between the Liberal and National parties as they work towards a formal reunion.

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MP's tribute to late mum after invite to Pope's funeral

Pope Francis offered hope and teachings that transcend religion, a federal MP has said as he prepares to represent Australia at the pontiff's funeral.

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Artist Who Depicted Dutton, Rinehart & More As Nazis Defends Work: ‘Makes You Think’

The artist responsible for the Wagga Wagga window display says it's intended to “make the viewer think” and does not promote hate or racism.

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Sydney weather: tens of thousands without power in NSW with more storms and rain forecast

Town Hall station flooded, roads blocked and gusts hit 120kmh; one man killed in Cowra after a tree struck his car

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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

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‘It’s not about where you were conceived’: how a giant Chiko Roll reignited a feud among Australian towns

Wagga Wagga, Bendigo and Bathurst all lay claim to the humble savoury snack. A 2m-tall tribute is at the centre of a new battle over its legacy

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Wild weather continues after stormy night – as it happened

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Government use of VIP jets open to potential misuse as defence stops publishing passenger lists

Department ceased releasing details about politicians’ use of business jets, citing potential security threats

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