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Bernardi defection sounded the death knell of 'moderate Malcolm'
Critics who urge the PM to use a progressive issue to win back middle-Australia fail to understand the new reality.
Critics who urge the PM to use a progressive issue to win back middle-Australia fail to understand the new reality.
Everywhere you look on the conservative side of politics, fellow travellers are feuding and old alliances are crumbling.
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People are always complaining that our politicians - on both sides - are "out of touch". They're too high and mighty to understand the things that are annoying ordinary people in ordinary life.
A pall settled across Parliament House. MPs might come and go, but the Gold Card was supposed to go on forever.
There was a time they bonded over the Queen, their distaste for the burka, and love for Margaret Thatcher. But the bromance is over.
When - and where - will Malcolm Turnbull get the chance to "shirt-front" Donald Trump?
Whether it is incompetence, bad luck, or bad judgment, controversies glow white-hot but fade when the next disaster hovers into view.
Despairing over his future, Cory Bernardi confided in Tony Abbott. He was dismayed to later find the details in a national newspaper. Latika Bourke reports.
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The Trumpification of the right wing of Australian politics has begun.
The altitudinousĀ Liberal SenatorĀ Cory Bernardi, whoĀ fearsĀ a move towards bestiality if the 21st century is allowed to have its head, is striking out alone, seeking like-minded companions - a space he has inhabited for his entire political career.
In all likelihood, Cory Bernardi'sĀ expected break away from the Liberal Party will achieve exactly nothing.
Australia wants to be sure Donald Trump knows, when he bites, he'll get a bite back.
An inward-looking America could prove to be a blessing in disguise for Australia
It's been a challenging week for the Prime Minister ā will the humiliations ever end?
The conservative side of Australian politics has admitted the Constitution is "broke".
The modern Australian senate has ceased to be a house of review, says former PM Tony Abbott.
This is a case of alliance shock for Australia. Donald Trump's rough treatment of Malcolm Turnbull is about more than their personalities, more than the refugee deal, and more than relations between two leaders.
We should invest in the future, not sink more public money into last century's technologies.
Without an iota of consideration for allies, the President will dump on anyone he likes to please his domestic Twitter audience.
Canberra is on tenterhooks, keenly aware that Donald Trump is volatile, vainglorious, and potentially unreliable.
Prime ministers and presidents have promised action on tax avoidance but with Trump at the helm it's unlikely.
Now that we know how much, a reasoned debate can ensue. But don't hold your breath.
Our leaders and institutions are taking us on a bumpy path, heading nowhere useful.
A government-wide anti-corruption agency will need much bigger fish to fry than minor travel rorts.
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Hiding behind arcane reporting rules for years after the fact is not merely untenable, it is next-level hamfisted.
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How moving it was to watch Malcolm TurnbullĀ presentingĀ the Australian of the Year awards last week. What impressive people they were. Made me proud to be an Aussie.
The hurly-burly of the 2016 election campaign, as seen through the eyes of Fairfax reporters and photographers.
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