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Tony Abbott takes on the Liberals’ women problem
The former prime minister says he wants his party to pick more women, yet last month he backed a conservative senator who was trying to roll a senior female colleague.
- by Kishor Napier-Raman
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Going commando? Liberal Party recruits SAS types for poll battle
More alumni of the elite special forces are hoping to join the growing veteran faction among Peter Dutton’s Liberal troops.
- by Kishor Napier-Raman and Noel Towell
Teal transparency crusader Sophie Scamps fails to declare new company
The Mackellar independent MP is the sole director and shareholder of a new company created in January. She still has not declared it on her register of interests.
- by Kishor Napier-Raman and Noel Towell
Alan Jones entertains old friends on the Gold Coast
Former Liberal powerbroker Marcus Bastiaan and his wife Stephanie celebrated the Easter long weekend with the veteran shock jock.
- by Kishor Napier-Raman and Noel Towell
Class act: Burned beef investors left with thin slice of the action
Litigation funder and lawyers emerge with the prime cut from angry investors’ class action against live cattle exporter Wellard.
- by Noel Towell
Booze lobby calls in former ACT Liberal leader for help
Can ex-Canberra Liberal leader Alistair Coe help Alcohol Beverages Australia make a splash in the corridors of power? CBD is doubtful.
- by Kishor Napier-Raman and Noel Towell
Failure to fly: NSW governor narrowly avoids a Bronwyn Bishop moment
Governor Margaret Beazley was set to charter a police helicopter to travel from the CBD to Bankstown, before commonsense prevailed.
- by Kishor Napier-Raman and Noel Towell
Last year, Labor’s budget party suffered a PR disaster. This year, things might be more lucrative
Budget week isn’t just about spinning the state of the nation’s coffers – it’s an ideal opportunity for political parties to boost their own.
- by Kishor Napier-Raman and Noel Towell
From Penrith to Paris and back for world’s top tax guru
David Bradbury has forged a global name in the taxation space since his eventful domestic political career ended.
- by Kishor Napier-Raman and Noel Towell
Tony Burke steals the show at West Side Story opening night
The crowd loved hearing about the arts minister’s love for Leonard Bernstein’s musical. They were less thrilled that Scott Morrison was in the house.
- by Kishor Napier-Raman
What Dutton says when his guard is down (and why US politics is not his strength)
The opposition leader made some strange comments about the US election during a private dinner for big-money donors last week.
- by Kishor Napier-Raman and Noel Towell