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One Nation candidates in the WA election are threatening to disobey their own party on the controversial preference deal struck with the Liberal Party.
Topics: government-and-politics, elections, state-parliament, one-nation, states-and-territories, bullying, wa
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America will remain strong so long as its leader keeps challenging others to resist his creepy, crushing handshake, writes Ben Pobjie.
Topics: elections, world-politics, us-elections, popular-culture, offbeat
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| UpdatedThe March state election will be the first fought under fresh electoral boundaries drawn in a 2015 redistribution — so what does it mean for the parties, their candidates and for you?
Topics: elections, government-and-politics, wa, ocean-reef-6027, albany-6330, esperance-6450, bicton-6157, thornlie-6108, baldivis-6171
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The election for governor of Jakarta will be held under a cloud of religious, racial and legal tension that has Indonesia's police chief worried about the intimidation of voters.
Topics: elections, world-politics, government-and-politics, indonesia
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| UpdatedThere has been no love lost between the political parties this Valentine's Day, with the campaign trail marked by digitally-altered photographs, public declarations of political "love" and thorny tax questions.
Topics: elections, political-parties, wa
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WA Premier Colin Barnett seeks to defend the Liberals' preference deal with One Nation by claiming Pauline Hanson's party holds less extreme views with "racial components" now than it did two decades ago.
Topics: government-and-politics, political-parties, elections, wa
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| UpdatedIndependent senator Jacqui Lambie says she is considering fielding candidates for her own political party at the next Tasmanian election if nothing is done to fix the state's health system.
Topics: government-and-politics, immigration, refugees, states-and-territories, health-policy, elections, tas
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A shaky-looking preference deal, criticism of Labor's debt strategy and a knife threat to the Opposition Leader's son were key talking points on the campaign trail on Monday.
Topics: elections, political-parties, wa
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| UpdatedSerious doubts are raised about a key WA Labor strategy designed to drive down state debt, with the state's Chamber of Commerce and Industry labelling it inherently flawed and a cop-out.
Topics: government-and-politics, elections, states-and-territories, budget, perth-6000, wa
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| UpdatedSeveral One Nation candidates including Margaret Dodd say they will refuse to preference the Liberal Party, contrary to a statewide deal announced on the weekend.
Topics: elections, political-parties, minor-parties, wa
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| UpdatedThe success of the Liberal Party's preference deal with One Nation in WA could be determined by how many support staff are available to hand out how-to-vote cards on the day, a political analyst says.
Topics: elections, liberals, one-nation, polls, wa
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| UpdatedThe WA Premier says his party's deal with One Nation will likely deliver a "Senate-style" Upper House, in a move that has further strained the state's fragile Liberal-National government alliance.
Topics: government-and-politics, elections, wa
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Federal frontbencher Arthur Sinodinos has entertained the possibility of the Liberal party entering into preference deals with the One Nation party.
Topics: political-parties, government-and-politics, one-nation, liberals, elections, australia
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| UpdatedAs Pauline Hanson and her party enjoy a resurgence, Liberal sources confirm the party will direct preferences to One Nation above the National party in the upcoming WA election.
Topics: political-parties, one-nation, liberals, elections, government-and-politics, australia
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| UpdatedWA Labor says it will set aside 50 per cent of iron ore royalties to pay down state debt, but it has not ruled out increasing taxes.
Topics: elections, wa, perth-6000
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The WA Greens say polling shows 33 per cent of Liberal voters will not support the party if it does a preferences deal with One Nation.
Topics: greens, one-nation, polls, government-and-politics, elections, liberals, wa
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| UpdatedThe Queensland Government talks up its jobs policies after a new opinion poll shows a surge in support for Pauline Hanson's One Nation in the state.
Topics: one-nation, political-parties, government-and-politics, alp, public-sector, elections, brisbane-4000, qld, australia
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The Barnett Government starts the first full week of the 2017 election campaign levelling claims of "fake funding" at Labor, and finishes it in a rear-guard attempt to defend its own economic record.
Topics: government-and-politics, elections, states-and-territories, perth-6000, wa
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More than 20,000 police and military officers will be deployed across Jakarta as the Indonesian capital prepares to go to the polls to elect a governor next week.
Topics: world-politics, government-and-politics, elections, indonesia
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| UpdatedIt was a wet day for those on the state election campaign trail as heavy downpours drenched Perth and much of southern Western Australia — here's what you need to know about what happened.
Topics: elections, government-and-politics, states-and-territories, perth-6000, wa
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Drivers will be required to leave a gap of at least one metre when overtaking cyclists under rules to be trialled if WA Labor wins the March state election.
Topics: cycling, laws, elections, government-and-politics, perth-6000, wa
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In this week’s episode of “Days of our Parliamentary Lives” Cory announces he’s leaving the band to start a solo career, Malcolm gets an grumpy phone call from his US business partner, and the postman receives a less than friendly delivery from the Senate.
Topics: government-and-politics, elections, federal-elections, australia, parliament-house-2600
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| UpdatedLiberal MP Murray Cowper accuses his own party leader of playing political football with regional fire safety by announcing plans to locate a Rural Fire Service (RFS) in WA's most marginal seat.
Topics: emergency-planning, government-and-politics, elections, collie-6225, wa
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| UpdatedElection promises by the major parties and another bleak budget update for WA Treasurer Mike Nahan feature on the campaign trail, with One Nation also gaining a surprise candidate.
Topics: elections, political-parties, ellenbrook-6069, perth-6000, collie-6225, wa
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| UpdatedA new line to Ellenbrook could reduce city commuting times for residents in Perth's north-eastern corridor by up to 30 minutes, WA Labor says while spruiking its Metronet rail system.
Topics: elections, rail-transport, federal---state-issues, perth-6000, ellenbrook-6069, wa