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Inquiry into Brethren election involvement calls on Dutton to appear
Committee chairman Jerome Laxale wants the former opposition leader to explain the nature of the relationship between the party and the church group.
- Michael Bachelard
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Labor pushes for polling booth ‘exclusion zones’ after surge in volunteer abuse
The ALP has warned federal parliament that a rise in aggressive behaviour and intimidation during the 2025 election is threatening voter participation and driving away volunteers.
- Rob Harris
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- Political leadership
‘Absence of reflection’: Senior Liberals blame each other for election disaster
The review also asserts that the “party’s capacity to thoughtlessly offend” migrant voters was potentially a bigger problem than the desertion of Liberals by women.
- James Massola
Palmer admits he spoke to Trump strategist Bannon about 2019 campaign
Palmer, who told the ABC this week he had “never spoken to Bannon”, said on Wednesday he had received a short phone call from the former White House adviser.
- Rob Harris
- Behind the Photos
- Amelia Hamer
Dutton, Hamer and the image that became an instant election meme
Covering the federal election in the blue-ribbon Liberal seat of Kooyong was always going to be exciting. But I could not have expected just how wild it became.
- Rachael Dexter
Inside the rise of One Nation and the politics of tragedy
Pauline Hanson’s movement was already rising steadily. And, as the old political line has it, never waste a crisis.
- James Hall
Hanson sits at the crest of a populist wave. Will she be able to ride it this time?
Pauline Hanson’s One Nation posted its strongest national performance in nearly three decades at the federal election. Can it sustain the momentum?
- Rob Harris
Kevin ’07 and Hawke are Australia’s most popular leaders in 40 years. Dutton is dead last
According to a long-running study, May’s election was a record-breaking one for former opposition leader Peter Dutton – for all the wrong reasons.
- Shane Wright and Natassia Chrysanthos
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- Liberal Party
‘We were like lemmings going over a cliff’: Inside Dutton’s $17 billion blunder
Anthony Albanese had kept Project Georgia a tightly held secret in the hope of forcing the opposition to make a mistake. As Niki Savva writes in an exclusive extract, the tactic succeeded beyond Labor’s wildest dreams.
- Niki Savva
Nazi warning as threats rise against election candidates
Federal police have raised concerns about neo-Nazis groups having “political aspirations”, but the election was still overwhelmingly peaceful.
- Shane Wright