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| UpdatedVoters will now be able to see how much has been donated to political parties and candidates within a week of money changing hands, in a move the Queensland Government says should be adopted nationally.
Topics: political-parties, elections, government-and-politics, liberal-national-party-queensland, one-nation, minor-parties, state-parliament, parliament, alp, activism-and-lobbying, brisbane-4000, qld
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WA Premier Colin Barnett maintains his staunch defence of the Liberals preference deal with One Nation, while distancing himself from extreme comments of some of its candidates.
Topics: elections, minor-parties, gays-and-lesbians, 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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We are at risk in Australia of creating a political climate where extremists like Holland's anti-immigration activist Geert Wilders are electable, writes Mike Bird.
Topics: religion-and-beliefs, federal-government, political-parties, minor-parties, race-relations, australia
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| UpdatedSenator Nick Xenophon says both major parties are guilty of ignoring attempts to reform entitlements rules, and that Coalition and Labor are colluding to make sure that politicians' perks are not taken away.
Topics: government-and-politics, federal-government, minor-parties, political-parties, australia
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| UpdatedOne Nation leader Pauline Hanson vows her party will survive after the resignation of senator Rod Culleton, who claimed he had been subjected to "public rants" and "un-Australian" behaviour by Senator Hanson.
Topics: government-and-politics, political-parties, minor-parties, one-nation, pauline-hanson, federal-government, federal-parliament, courts-and-trials, perth-6000, australia
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| UpdatedA former Family First candidate and charity boss is accused of delaying payments to investors in a billion-dollar government scheme designed to help house the poor.
Topics: corporate-governance, housing-industry, charities, charities-and-community-organisations, government-and-politics, federal-government, housing, federal-parliament, minor-parties, darwin-0800, townsville-4810
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| UpdatedNationals senator Bridget McKenzie is urging state MPs to vote against the heavy restrictions on the seven-shot Adler shotgun, saying they are not based on evidence.
Topics: states-and-territories, nationals, minor-parties, australia
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Former treasurer Peter Costello criticises federal politicians for wasting so much time debating the backpacker tax and says "One Nation has now mainstreamed itself".
Topics: government-and-politics, world-politics, minor-parties, political-parties, tax, australia
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One Nation Senator Rod Culleton won't confirm if he plans to stay in the party, after leader Pauline Hanson publicly attacked his performance.
Topics: political-parties, government-and-politics, federal-parliament, minor-parties, political-parties, australia
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| UpdatedWest Australian Senator Rod Culleton dismisses a spray from One Nation leader Pauline Hanson, who claims she can no longer work with him.
Topics: government-and-politics, federal-parliament, minor-parties, political-parties, australia
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| UpdatedThe Palaszczuk Government passes a key legislative priority by overhauling the state's organised crime laws and scrapping many of the former government's controversial bikie measures.
Topics: state-parliament, minor-parties, laws, brisbane-4000, maroochydore-4558, broadbeach-4218
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| UpdatedOne Nation is barely being held together, with two of the party's four senators in open warfare, bringing their relationship to the brink.
Topics: government-and-politics, federal-government, minor-parties, australia
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| UpdatedDonald Trump's shocking victory on the heels of an equally surprising Brexit vote in the UK is rattling the major parties in Australia, and in the Queensland city of Ipswich people could not be happier.
Topics: pauline-hanson, us-elections, foreign-affairs, minor-parties, one-nation, ipswich-4305
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| UpdatedThe liquidator of Senator Bob Day's failed businesses will investigate funds given to Family First, after it is made clear unsecured creditors are unlikely to get any of the money owed to them.
Topics: company-news, business-economics-and-finance, building-and-construction, industry, government-and-politics, federal-parliament, minor-parties, political-parties, parliament, adelaide-5000, sa
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One Nation leader Pauline Hanson urges WA Senator Rod Culleton to make an "informed decision about his future" as he faces the prospect of a High Court challenge to the validity of his election.
Topics: government-and-politics, courts-and-trials, law-crime-and-justice, minor-parties, political-parties, federal-government, australia
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| UpdatedSouth Australian crossbench senator Nick Xenophon says he is surprised the Government decided to join in a High Court action against One Nation senator Rod Culleton, saying "it would be more provocative than anything else."
Topics: federal-government, government-and-politics, federal-parliament, parliament, law-crime-and-justice, courts-and-trials, minor-parties, australia, wa
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| UpdatedOne Nation senator Rod Culleton says he will not vote on contentious legislation until questions over his eligibility for Parliament are resolved.
Topics: government-and-politics, courts-and-trials, law-crime-and-justice, minor-parties, political-parties, federal-government, australia
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| UpdatedABC election analyst Antony Green says a potential recount of the South Australian Senate vote could make life harder for Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull.
Topics: government-and-politics, federal-parliament, electoral-system, minor-parties, australia, sa
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| UpdatedSenator Bob Day urges other parliamentarians to come forward with any of their own concerns following questions over the constitutionality of his election, as Labor calls for greater transparency about the Government's handling of the issue.
Topics: federal-government, federal-parliament, government-and-politics, alp, minor-parties, australia, sa
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| UpdatedFamily First senator Bob Day confirms he is leaving politics as his building company goes into liquidation, saying he will "repay all debts" and will lose his family home.
Topics: government-and-politics, federal-government, parliament, minor-parties, australia, sa
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CLP authorised Just Vote 1 signs in inner suburban Darwin near Tiger Brennan Drive.
Topics: elections, political-parties, minor-parties
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Insiders' Barrie Cassidy looks at the week in politics and explains why voters who supported Pauline Hanson will have an impact on the major parties.
Topics: political-parties, government-and-politics, minor-parties, immigration, australia
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CLP authorised Just Vote 1 signs in inner suburban Darwin suburb of Ludmilla.
Topics: elections, political-parties, minor-parties
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CLP authorised Just Vote 1 signs in the country town of Katherine.
Topics: elections, political-parties, minor-parties, katherine-0850