Coalition
Latest news and comment on the Coalition, Tony Abbott and Australian politics
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Liberals and Labor fail to reach agreement on banning foreign donationsConsensus deal breaks down after opposition draws the line at extending the ban to funds given to activist groups
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Assistant treasurer disputes CBA chief's claim housing not overpricedMichael Sukkar says wage growth hasn’t matched house price growth after bank boss says property difficult to afford in Sydney and Melbourne but not overpriced
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Voters will desert Coalition if deals done with One Nation, former Nationals senator warnsRon Boswell accuses Arthur Sinodinos of ‘legitimising people voting’ for Pauline Hanson and says Coalition must challenge One Nation or ‘be dragged to the right’
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Malcolm Turnbull stresses inclusion after Donald Trump signs revised travel banAustralian prime minister says Indonesia shows democracy and Islam compatible and pays tribute to Joko Widodo
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Voters not sold on Malcolm Turnbull or Bill Shorten as party leaders, poll showsGuardian Essential poll highlights lack of enthusiasm about both Labor and Liberal leadership and shows 56% of respondents disapprove of penalty rates cut
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Reserving natural gas for Australian market wouldn't have 'good outcome', says Matt CanavanResources minister uses a steak analogy to argue against domestic gas reservation policy, saying rationing doesn’t work in other markets
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Victoria to tax investors who leave properties vacant for more than six monthsDaniel Andrews’s government says it expects to raise tens of millions of dollars a year from the housing affordability policy
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Pauline Hanson says Australians want Vladimir Putin's style of leadershipOne Nation leader backs penalty rate cuts and likens government’s vaccination programs to ‘a dictatorship’
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Western Australia election: Labor pulls ahead to winning position in pollGalaxy poll puts Labor ahead 54-46, a larger than expected margin that puts Mark McGowan on track to become premier
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Imagine the schools and hospitals that could be built with the $28bn from 15 years of infrastructure cost overrunsCoalition's 'laser-like focus' only sees what it wants to see
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Turnbull ramps up national security rhetoric, saying Australia is 'destroying' IsisEscalation in the prime minister’s language comes as Peter Dutton says government may need to strengthen laws to prosecute returning foreign fighters
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NAB executive received 36% pay rise as customers were overcharged $34mHead of wealth management backed by CEO Andrew Thorburn during banking inquiry for doing a ‘very good job last year’
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A decision the government had months to prepare for wrong-foots Malcolm Turnbull as he was finally lifting his party’s post-election gloomJust as it gathers steam on coal, the Coalition is derailed by penalty rates
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Centrelink debt inquiry: leaked data may have chilling effect on witnesses, Greens warnRachel Siewert seeks assurance that witnesses seeking to give evidence to the robo-debt Senate inquiry will be protected from interference and intimidation
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Nationals MP calls for 'real discussion' on reserving natural gas for Australian useAndrew Broad tells Guardian Australia podcast federal politicians should consider keeping back 15% for manufacturing
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Turnbull assures 18C critics parliament a 'house of freedom' and debate welcomePM says Australia should never be afraid ‘of looking at the balance between protecting people from race hate speech and freedom of speech’
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Cory Bernardi uses 18C impasse to encourage recruitment to Australian ConservativesBreakaway Liberal senator pounces on lack of resolution over ‘snowflake-protecting’ Racial Discrimination Act to reinforce his new party’s commitment to free speech
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Elon Musk: I can fix South Australia power network in 100 days or it's free