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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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| UpdatedA retired former minister and a son of a former premier are nominated as candidates for Liberal preselection for the next South Australian election.
Topics: government-and-politics, states-and-territories, liberals, sa
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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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| 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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Tony Abbott says there is a risk the Government will "drift" towards defeat.
Topics: liberals, government-and-politics, elections, federal-government, 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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| UpdatedOne of the imams behind a call for Muslims not to vote for the Liberal Party says the current political climate has forced them to take a stand.
Topics: multiculturalism, government-and-politics, elections, state-parliament, liberals, one-nation, greens, states-and-territories, perth-6000, wa
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The sitting Liberal member for the seat of Perth hits out at her party's preference deal with Pauline Hanson's One Nation, paying for Facebook advertising to highlight her lack of support for the party and its policies.
Topics: elections, government-and-politics, one-nation, liberals, wa
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The Liberals and Labor spent much of the week crunching and debating the financial figures — but it was that One Nation preference deal and Pauline Hanson's candidates who dominated much of the debate.
Topics: elections, states-and-territories, alp, liberals, one-nation, perth-6000, wa
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| UpdatedLabor and the Liberal Party both have problems beginning with the number 50, and in both instances, the number has more to do with political messaging than anything else, writes Andrew Probyn.
Topics: alp, political-parties, government-and-politics, liberals, one-nation, tax, emissions-trading, turnbull-malcolm, bill-shorten, australia
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| UpdatedGeorge Christensen reportedly threatens to quit the Coalition, citing Federal Government inaction in a dispute between a foreign-owned sugar mill and cane growers in his north Queensland electorate.
Topics: government-and-politics, federal-government, liberal-national-party-queensland, liberals, political-parties, australia
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| UpdatedWest Australian Liberal Senator Dean Smith says politicians could reach a consensus on same-sex marriage if a free vote was held.
Topics: marriage, gays-and-lesbians, government-and-politics, liberals, wa, australia
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| UpdatedRetired Government MP Jillian Skinner is thought to be missing in action by colleagues after failing to turn up to New South Wales Parliament today.
Topics: state-parliament, parliament, states-and-territories, government-and-politics, liberals, political-parties, north-sydney-2060
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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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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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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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| UpdatedConservative senator Cory Bernardi attends the event "Defending Freedom of Speech", organised by anti-Islam group the Q Society.
Topics: race-relations, community-and-society, government-and-politics, liberals, political-parties, melbourne-3000, vic, australia
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| UpdatedAfter an already difficult week, the PM is facing the prospect of George Christensen crossing the floor on a controversial bill for a banking royal commission if it is put to a vote.
Topics: government-and-politics, federal-government, federal-parliament, liberals, turnbull-malcolm, australia
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| UpdatedSouth Australian Senator Cory Bernardi has officially quit the Liberal Party to establish his own party, the Australian Conservatives.
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| UpdatedCory Bernardi criticises his colleagues for "failing the people of Australia" in a scathing speech after officially quitting the Coalition to establish his own party — a move which Education Minister Simon Birmingham has described as a "dog act".
Topics: liberals, political-parties, government-and-politics, federal-government, community-and-society, australia
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| UpdatedThe South Australian senator is set to quit the Federal Government today, seven months into a six-year Senate term, despite public pleas from his colleagues to reconsider and remember his "obligation" to the Liberal Party.
Topics: liberals, political-parties, government-and-politics, federal-government, sa, australia
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| UpdatedThe complicated life of PM Malcolm Turnbull is about to become harder when Cory Bernardi formally announces he's quitting the Liberal Party. It's another sign of the unravelling of the status quo in liberal democracies, Chris Uhlmann writes.
Topics: government-and-politics, federal-government, political-parties, liberals, sa, australia
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| UpdatedOutspoken Liberal senator Cory Bernardi is set to announce he is leaving the Coalition to form his own political party called Australian Conservatives, leaving his colleagues struggling to guess if any MPs will jump ship and join him.
Topics: government-and-politics, federal-government, political-parties, liberals, sa, australia
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| UpdatedThe Coalition starts the new parliamentary year with its lowest level of support since Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull took the top office, trailing Labor in the latest opinion poll.
Topics: government-and-politics, federal-government, liberals, polls, turnbull-malcolm, abbott-tony, australia