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View from The Hill: Without those 'lefties' the Liberals can't regain government

A key issue for the Liberals’ election post-mortem that reports later this year – conveniently after the Victorian election – is how the party deals in future with the “teal” phenomenon.

The Conversation · Oct 4, 2022

Man stands trial for rape in Australian Parliament House

A judge reminded potential jurors of the importance of impartiality at the rape trial of a former Australian government staffer

The Independent UK · Oct 4, 2022

Bruce Lehrmann accused in court of lying about why he went to Parliament House on night of alleged assault

Trial of Lehrmann, who denies allegations he sexually assaulted Brittany Higgins in 2019, begins in ACT supreme court

The Guardian - AU · Oct 4, 2022

The idea that MPs only look after themselves lingers, as pressure builds over closed anti-corruption hearings

For the integrity watchdog to rebuild voter trust in politicians, it must be transparent and earn that trust

The Guardian - AU · Sep 30, 2022

Dreyfus puts a fork into pork rorts, for all time, with a few choice words in NACC legislation

Mark Dreyfus has slipped a bazooka into the National Anti-Corruption Commission’s tool kit: the NACC can come after politicians’ ethics.

The New Daily · Sep 30, 2022

Grattan on Friday: National Anti-Corruption Commission set for easy birth thanks to Albanese-Dutton accord

Though they’d be the last to admit it, Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton have more in common than you might expect. They’re both unapologetic pragmatists.

The Conversation · Sep 29, 2022

Australian taxpayers paid $110,000 for federal ministers’ legal bills in last financial year

Documents reveal legal assistance was approved for former PM Scott Morrison in relation to a defamation claim made against him on 9 June 2020

The Guardian - AU · Sep 28, 2022

Scott Morrison and Alan Tudge could be called before robodebt royal commission

Royal commissioner says inquiry’s focus will be on those who had or should have had oversight over the automated debt recovery scheme

The Guardian - AU · Sep 27, 2022

Did the Morrison government change the relationship between religion and politics in Australia?

The ABC recently reported on the “infiltration” of Liberal Party branches in regional Victoria by Pentecostals, on a mission to influence Liberal Party positions on so-called morality issues such as abortion and LGBTIQ+ rights.

The Conversation · Sep 25, 2022

Australia told to compensate Torres Strait over failure to act on climate crisis, in landmark UN ruling

Decision labelled ‘a historic victory for climate justice’ sparks hope in low-lying islands

The Independent UK · Sep 24, 2022