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There can be no complaints about the lack of women in Tony Abbott’s cabinet: it’s exactly what he promised voters. The Liberals and Nationals have long had a woman problem.

It’s become the hobby du jour in Leftie ghettoes to hate on Sophie Mirabella as she struggles to hold her seat. Mirabella’s crime? She is apparently annoying and unlikeable. Let’s stop and think about that.

If you’re ever going to tune in to A Current Affair tonight’s the night: the show will issue an unprecedented on-air correction. That and other media tidbits.

Sydney Lord Mayor Clover Moore has threatened to sue a local paper for defamation. That and other media tidbits.

Mirabella may lost job even if she wins … The AFR takes on penises … gossip from the journos’ election campaign …

Tony Abbott is Australia’s 28th Prime Minister after a convincing election win that has also seen the rise of minor parties. Here’s what they picked up.

Rinehart’s European holiday … Oz scribe has cozy drinks with Coalition crew … Indi Google games …

The battle for Indi has turned white hot as Sophie Mirabella pulls out all stops to hold on to her crumbling fiefdom. New campaign material hides the candidate from view.

Seafood haunts Slipper? … News Corp protest … dirty poster tricks in Melbourne …

Kelvin Thomson in pamphlet faux pas … IPA revenue down … Mossad and those Aussie passports …

It’s safe to say we have entered the doldrums of the campaign. So it’s time for the big questions. Like what happened to Warren Truss? And are Chris Bowen and Anthony Albanese the same person?

A genuine policy difference has broken out between the major parties on industry policy — but the Coalition is probably happy no one noticed.

Rupert Murdoch dances with a robot, for real … inside WikiLeaks preference fiasco … Vic fire levy concern …

Liberal MP Sophie Mirabella is in the fight of her political life in Indi, and she is keen to take credit for a number of local initiatives. Problem is, the people involved in the initiatives say credit isn’t hers to take …

IT wobbles at DIAC … some Coalition types dumping Mirabella in Indi? … who is Barnaby Joyce anyway? …

The Victorian seat of Indi is usually considered to be safe for Liberal Sophie Mirabella, but an independent challenger could unseat the Coalition MP.

NZ subs getting the headlines wrong? … journos brace for more redundos … fashion must-have for political wannabes this winter …

Sophie Mirabella’s time to address the House of Reps may have expired, but that didn’t stop or dilute the cranky opposition MP, whose angry rant against the carbon tax resulted in her getting booted out of the chamber for 24 hours. The footage has arrived …

Sophie Mirabella on the Occupy Wall Street movement …

A Supreme Court encounter is brewing between high-flying federal Liberal front-bencher Sophie Mirabella and the children of her close friend, deceased distinguished law professor Dr Colin Howard QC, over the proceeds of Howard’s estate.