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| UpdatedPrime Minister Malcolm Turnbull blames poor polling on an "outburst" by his predecessor Tony Abbott late last week, which is being roundly condemned by cabinet ministers.
Topics: government-and-politics, abbott-tony, political-parties, liberals, polls, turnbull-malcolm, australia
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| UpdatedPrime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Opposition Leader Bill Shorten have swapped insults over penalty rates, with both parties accusing the other of hypocrisy.
Topics: political-parties, government-and-politics, parliament, state-parliament, federal-government, australia
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| UpdatedMalcolm Turnbull's party woes go well beyond Tony Abbott's unholy war — in a fight for their lives against One Nation, some Government MPs might decide they can't battle an anti-establishment insurgency if they are the establishment.
Topics: liberal-national-party-queensland, nationals, one-nation, political-parties, government-and-politics, australia, mackay-4740, wa, qld
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| UpdatedSandy Baraiolo, a former One Nation candidate for the southern Perth seat of Thornlie, says she has been threatened over the phone after being dumped by the party.
Topics: government-and-politics, political-parties, wa, thornlie-6108, paraburdoo-6754, cue-6640, denham-6537, tom-price-6751, meekatharra-6642, onslow-6710, exmouth-6707, carnarvon-6701
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The WA Government vows to provide extra funding for home hospital services if re-elected, while Labor announces the Swan Valley will feature in its tourism strategy.
Topics: elections, government-and-politics, political-parties
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Colin Barnett denies a claim from the Nationals leader, aired in a media report, that the Treasurer may have supported his proposed levy on BHP and Rio Tinto.
Topics: mining-industry, political-parties, elections, wa
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| UpdatedA poll in mid-February predicted the WA election would be a dead heat, but a week later another poll showed a swing towards Labor. So which one is right?
Topics: state-parliament, political-parties, perth-6000
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| UpdatedA leading WA shipbuilder says highly capable maritime manufacturers in Western Australia are being overlooked for major Defence work, partly blaming the Barnett Government.
Topics: political-parties, elections, defence-industry, henderson-6166
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| UpdatedPauline Hanson's One Nation officially disendorses two of its candidates for failing to reach required standards, just a fortnight out from the March poll, in what a political analyst describes as a rare move.
Topics: government-and-politics, political-parties, wa, thornlie-6108, paraburdoo-6754, cue-6640, denham-6537, tom-price-6751, meekatharra-6642, onslow-6710, exmouth-6707, carnarvon-6701
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The Premier accuses Roe 8 protesters of defecating in vehicles, cyclists go missing and the Opposition makes plans for shipbuilding - all in a busy Friday on the hustings.
Topics: elections, political-parties, wa
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| UpdatedIf Tony Abbott abandons hope of ever being prime minister again, he might settle for mortally wounding Malcolm Turnbull and letting someone else bury the corpse, writes political editor Chris Uhlmann.
Topics: federal-government, political-parties, liberals, turnbull-malcolm, abbott-tony, australia
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| UpdatedAn evangelical businessman, a Gen Y software developer and a retired public servant — meet the micro party candidates with the best chance of being elected to WA Parliament under a preference deal.
Topics: government-and-politics, minor-parties, political-parties, elections, wa
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There were winners and losers on the Federal Government frontbench this week. Fran Kelly and Patricia Karvelas, hosts of the Party Room, go through their selections.
Topics: turnbull-malcolm, health, political-parties, federal-government, government-and-politics, australia
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| UpdatedQueensland's politicians, including Environment Minister Steven Miles and Shadow Treasurer Scott Emerson, are scrambling to come to terms with proposed electorate boundary changes, only months from an expected election.
Topics: political-parties, government-and-politics, liberal-national-party-queensland, alp, federal-elections, minor-parties, electoral-system, elections, qld, brisbane-4000
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| UpdatedPrime Minister Malcolm Turnbull criticises Tony Abbott after the former leader lashed out at the Government, arguing conservative voters will flock to One Nation as the Coalition becomes "Labor lite".
Topics: abbott-tony, government-and-politics, political-parties, liberals, australia
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| UpdatedFormer prime minister Tony Abbott lashes out at the Turnbull Government, saying conservatives see it as "Labor lite" and its base will desert it for One Nation unless it shunts to the right.
Topics: government-and-politics, abbott-tony, political-parties, liberals, elections, australia
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| UpdatedThe battle lines for the next Queensland election are released, in what is the biggest redistribution of boundaries in decades.
Topics: elections, government-and-politics, state-parliament, parliament, electoral-system, alp, political-parties, liberal-national-party-queensland, bob-katter, minor-parties, qld, brisbane-4000, mount-isa-4825
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| UpdatedA worker who stood alongside Opposition leader Bill Shorten complaining the penalty cuts would cost him $109 a week will not lose a dollar — and is a Labor Party member.
Topics: government-and-politics, federal-government, political-parties, alp, canberra-2600, australia
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| UpdatedWhile the WA Premier was not amused by protesters in costume outside a Perth school, at least he got some love today from Perth Lord Mayor Lisa Scaffidi, who tweeted her support for his government.
Topics: elections, public-schools, political-parties, wa
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| UpdatedAn opposition party leader in Fiji is convinced that a Fiji TV reporter has been moved away from reporting on politics due to pressure from above.
Topics: media, political-parties, pacific, fiji
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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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Perth barrister Lloyd Rayney is dealt a blow on the eve of the hearing of his multi-million-dollar defamation case against the state of WA, with WA's highest court ruling a hearing examining whether he should be allowed to keep practising law can go ahead.
Topics: government-and-politics, political-parties, wa
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Money was at the heart of a lot of the debate on the WA election hustings today, with barbs traded over hospital funding, the sale of Western Power and the spending of taxpayers' money in general.
Topics: elections, political-parties, livestock, islam, wa
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| UpdatedA group of Islamic leaders in Perth urges its followers not to vote for the Liberal Party in the state election following the party's preference deal with Pauline Hanson's One Nation.
Topics: elections, political-parties, greens, islam, wa
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| UpdatedWestern Australia's struggling economy and high level of debt is likely to dominate tonight's leaders' debate, with Opposition Leader Mark McGowan considered the frontrunner.
Topics: elections, political-parties, wa