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It's a delaying tactic: Shorten

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01:02

As talk turns to whether the government will hold a postal plebiscite on same sex marriage, Bill Shorten says the PM is only considering it because of the "right wing dinosaurs" of the Liberal Party.

The Green collapse

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Richard Di Natale must be reeling after the seismic loss of deputies Scott Ludlam and Larissa Waters and will now have to re-arrange the Greens landscape. Artist: Matt Davidson.

Di Natale backs his people

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01:12

The Greens leader has responded to suggestions Larissa Waters and Scott Ludlam should repay their salaries after both resigned from Parliament because they hold dual citizenship.

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18C changes lack support

A Fairfax-Ipsos poll reveals a vast majority of voters, including coalition voters, support the existing wording of race-hate laws. Matthew Knott explains.