Election
The text row in the Victorian Liberal Party explained
'Cam may need to take the curries': what were the Liberal young guns talking about in their racist, homophobic messages?
- by Farrah Tomazin
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Taxpayers slugged $260,000 to replace Barry Urban in Darling Range
Taxpayers have shelled out more than a quarter of a million dollars to hold a byelection in Darling Range after Labor MP Barry Urban quit.
- by Nathan Hondros & Hamish Hastie
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LNP
Liberal powerbrokers in racist and homophobic text furore
Victorian Liberal heavyweights exchanged text messages that used homophobic and racist references to describe party members and supporters.
- by Samantha Hutchinson
Opinion
Opinion
Trust deficit for the system and political parties
Trust is a tricky concept, no more so than in politics.
- by John Warhurst
Election
Government MPs call for mandatory voter identification at federal elections
"Every surf, bowls or services club in Australia requires a person to show ID to enter."
- by Max Koslowski
Opinion
Opinion
How to solve the bullying problem in politics
When it comes to bad parliamentary workplace behaviour, politicians have no one to turn to, except the media.
- by Jenna Price
Opinion
Opinion
Julia Banks is in the box seat for Chisholm at next election
The recent successes of three sensible women independents at elections show a voter rejection of the hard-right Liberal faction.
- by Crispin Hull
Guy's pants fireproof despite the many lies
Matthew Guy, in fabricating a different Victoria from the real one during his election campaign, performed a major feat of creative imagination.
- by Ian Warden
Opinion
Opinion
How to seize power, while others wait for reports
Right now, the women in the Labor Party are forcing change and we should all take lessons.
- by Jenna Price
Opinion
Opinion
The lesson learned for WA Libs watching Victoria's election bloodbath
The question for Mike Nahan's Liberals is whether they can respond to a Labor GST-fuelled Metronet spending onslaught with more than a law and order crackdown.
- by Nathan Hondros
Election
Former MP Dennis Jensen fails in legal bid to find out who leaked erotic novel to journalist
Former WA MP Dennis Jensen has failed in a legal bid to find out who leaked erotic passages from a fictional book he authored to a journalist from The Australian.
- by Heather McNeill