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| UpdatedThe economy may be the best avenue for the Right and the Left to take as they try to tackle the emergence of One Nation and other political alternatives.
Topics: political-parties, government-and-politics, australia
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| UpdatedThe agency set up to improve online government services never worked on Centrelink's automated debt recovery system.
Topics: welfare, community-and-society, government-and-politics, political-parties, social-policy, australia
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| UpdatedThe retirement of LNP stalwart and former deputy premier Jeff Seeney makes it harder for the party to ward off One Nation in the central Queensland seat of Callide, political analysts say.
Topics: liberal-national-party-queensland, political-parties, government-and-politics, electoral-system, state-parliament, parliament, one-nation, brisbane-4000, qld, australia, bundaberg-4670
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| UpdatedRoad upgrades, Lisa Scaffidi, and the arts get a mention on the campaign trail, as Mark McGowan reiterates his promise to sack Perth City Council and both parties make further funding commitments.
Topics: elections, political-parties, wa
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| UpdatedThe Barnett Government tries to intensify pressure on WA Labor to have its election promises analysed and costed by state Treasury, but Mark McGowan is standing firm in his opposition.
Topics: elections, political-parties, wa
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| UpdatedLabor MP Linda Burney refers Human Services Minister Alan Tudge to the Australian Federal Police after confirmation his department gave a Centrelink client's personal information to a journalist.
Topics: political-parties, government-and-politics, parliament, federal-parliament, federal-government, australia
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| UpdatedLabor defends the credibility of its election promise costings in the face of escalating criticism from the Barnett Government, including accusations any analysis from the party's experts will not be objective.
Topics: elections, budget, political-parties, wa
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Leaked emails and promises involving animals are the main talking points on the campaign trail today, as the Premier posed with fish and the Opposition Leader cavorted with dogs.
Topics: elections, political-parties, perth-6000, wa
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| UpdatedThe independent candidate for Geraldton campaigns on the single issue of making the Abrolhos Islands a tourist destination.
Topics: tourism, political-parties, geraldton-6530
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| UpdatedRogue Federal Government backbencher George Christensen says he does not regret intervening in an agricultural dispute in Queensland, even though it cost him the position of National Party chief whip.
Topics: sugar, agricultural-crops, rural, one-nation, political-parties, liberal-national-party-queensland, nationals, turnbull-malcolm, joyce-barnaby, agricultural-marketing, agricultural-prices, agricultural-policy, canberra-2600, brisbane-4000, mackay-4740
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| UpdatedDonald Trump points the finger of blame at Barack Obama and "his people" for the ongoing demonstrations against his administration, adding that they were likely responsible for the leaks coming out of the White House as well.
Topics: donald-trump, world-politics, government-and-politics, political-parties, united-states
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| UpdatedThe Chief of the Defence Force, Mark Binskin, says Islamic state fighters are using drones and "Mad Max" style car attacks in the battle for Mosul in Iraq. Look back on the day's political developments in our blog.
Topics: government-and-politics, federal-government, parliament, federal-parliament, political-parties, australia
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The finer points of Roe 8, flexible workplaces for public servants, and luring tourists with cheap flights were some of the issues that dominated debate on the WA election campaign trail today.
Topics: elections, political-parties, wa
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| UpdatedWA Liberals say candidate Lily Chen did the wrong thing by handing out free bottles of wine while doorknocking for next month's state election, but say she did so "in recognition of Chinese New Year".
Topics: elections, political-parties, liberals, states-and-territories, government-and-politics, mirrabooka-6061
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| UpdatedLabor targeted a Liberal MP during Question Time after she told media that cuts to penalty rates were a "gift" to young people. Catch up on the day in politics.
Topics: political-parties, government-and-politics, federal-government, federal-parliament, parliament, australia
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A push for world heritage listing for rock art on the Burrup Peninsula and calls for a radical overhaul of WA's judicial system dominate the election trail on Monday.
Topics: elections, political-parties, wa
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| UpdatedFormer One Nation candidate Dane Sorensen takes aim at Pauline Hanson's chief of staff James Ashby.
Topics: one-nation, political-parties, government-and-politics, elections, geraldton-6530, karratha-6714
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| UpdatedLiberal Upper House candidate Wade De Campo phones ABC Radio calling himself "John" and "just a person on the street" in order to question Labor leader Mark McGowan.
Topics: elections, political-parties, radio-broadcasting, wa
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Hillarys MP Rob Johnson says his chances of re-election have been dealt a cruel, but not fatal, blow by the Greens' decision to preference Labor ahead of him.
Topics: elections, political-parties, hillarys-6025, wa
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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