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Sharma picked for ex-foreign minister's Senate seat

Liberal Party members in NSW have selected Dave Sharma to replace former foreign minister Marise Payne in the Senate, pipping favourite Andrew Constance.

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Labor's poll slump linked to cost of living pressures

Newspoll suggests support for the Labor government has taken a hit and it is tied with the coalition on a two-party preferred basis.

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The pain for Labor on immigration detention is not over – especially if the Coalition and Greens team up

While their motivations are different, the opposition parties have the numbers to force an inquiry – and prolong the fallout from the high court decision

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Former Wentworth MP Dave Sharma pulls off surprise victory for Liberal Senate vacancy

The former member for Wentworth, Dave Sharma, has won the Liberal Senate spot left by the retirement of the former Foreign Minister Maris Payne.

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Moderate Dave Sharma wins NSW Liberal Senate spot after beating both Peter Dutton-endorsed candidates

Liberal leader Peter Dutton had endorsed Andrew Constance and Zed Seselja for the seat opened up by Marise Payne’s resignation

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Labor ‘cleaning up mess’ left by Peter Dutton on national security, Tony Burke says

New laws aim to give courts power to strip dual nationals convicted of terrorism of Australian citizenship

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Opposition backs age verification for pornography

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has backed calls to implement age verification for viewing pornographic material online.

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Explainer: have people fleeing the Hamas-Israel war for Australia been through security checks?

About 800 Palestinians and more than 1,700 Israeli citizens have been granted temporary visas. How does this work?

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What’s Dutton’s strategy for picking the NSW Senate spot winner? Back both frontrunners

Leading moderate Andrew Constance is up against rightwinger Zed Seselja to fill the Liberals’ seat – but a dark horse could spoil the party

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Lib Senate stoush sharpens as Dutton backs frontrunner

A slate of Liberals are hopeful of taking a vacant NSW Senate spot left by the retirement of a former minister as they race to convince members to back them.

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Albanese spruiks Labor achievements at term mid-point

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has marked the halfway point of Labor's current term in government with a rallying cry to the party faithful.

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Labor and Coalition team up to retrospectively authorise ‘unlawful’ use of material gathered by Australian agency

Bill authorises previous uses of coercive powers, removing legal question mark that had dogged Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission

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Concerns new measures targeting detainees are overreach

The Law Council and federal Greens say emergency measures targeting detainees released under a High Court ruling need a rethink.

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BoM provides El Niño update – as it happened

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Both sides of politics knew the indefinite detention regime was on shaky ground – and now taxpayers will pay

Peter Dutton can argue that where there’s a will to detain these people there must be a way. But the court said otherwise and there’ll likely be a hefty compensation bill

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Federal Labor barely ahead in latest polls; Victorian Labor takes a hit but holds Mulgrave at byelection

There have been three federal polls since my October 13 article on the federal Resolve poll that still had Labor far ahead. These polls show a tie in Morgan and two two-point Labor leads in YouGov and Essential. There has been a clear trend to the Coalition in polls conducted…

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‘Draconian’ conditions come into effect for 93 foreigners released after being illegally detained by Australia

Labor says ‘significant number’ of released detainees were convicted of serious criminal offences as experts express concern over rushed bill

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The week in parliament: political debate sinks to new lows as Scott Morrison begins hard relaunch

Labor MPs frustrated by lack of fight back, the Nationals get rowdy and Alex Hawke’s Photoshop fail

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Dutton’s strongman persona matches our grim times – but has he fired up his opponents as well?

In times of social division, politicians can either lead or stoke the flames. The opposition leader has made his choice

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Dutton push for ‘migration zones’ for people released from immigration detention rejected as ‘stuff of tyranny’

The opposition leader ‘cannot create an island of freedom from the constitution of Australia’, Human Rights Law Centre saysFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast

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Grattan on Friday: A government in a big hurry gives opposition some wins on ex-detainees

It’s not very often we see a bill marched through parliament at such a pace as this week.

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Labor accused of caving to Dutton as ‘draconian’ bill restricting released detainees is passed

The Albanese government has agreed to a raft of Coalition amendments, including criminal penalties for breaching restrictions

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Labor backbenchers stand with Greens to call for ‘immediate ceasefire’ in Gaza

Maria Vamvakinou and Fatima Payman joined by Coalition’s Mark Coulton to receive petitions signed by thousands of Australians

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Peter Dutton accused of ‘weaponising antisemitism’ during fiery debate in parliament

The opposition leader and Anthony Albanese locked horns over immigration detention, the Israel-Hamas war and Apec during a heated question time

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Immigration detention: Labor to rush through emergency legislation after high court ruling

Home affairs minister says it’s ‘garbage’ that legislation could completely reverse high court decision that led to 83 leaving immigration detention

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