Dave Sharma
Moderates threatened to quit the Liberal frontbench over net zero. Here’s what they say now
After their faction was hollowed out by successive election defeats, many moderates appear to have fallen in line behind Opposition Leader Sussan Ley’s abandonment of net zero.
- James Massola and Nick Newling
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Liberal senator calls Price’s defiant Indian migrant comments ‘very poorly expressed’
Coalition MPs were in damage control on Thursday, as Labor called on Price and Opposition Leader Sussan Ley to apologise for the “terrible smear” on the Indian community.
- Natassia Chrysanthos
Angus Taylor, Donald Trump blamed for Coalition’s devastating defeat
Liberal senator Hollie Hughes has ripped into shadow treasurer Angus Taylor, saying he is incapable of leading the party.
- Olivia Ireland and Daniel Lo Surdo
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- Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Sharma hosted far-right Israel group disavowed by other Jewish associations
The senator hosted the screening of a film rejecting the two-state solution, organised by controversial Australian Jewish Association president David Adler.
- Matthew Knott
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Unstoppable electoral waves are approaching, but who will be washed away?
The politics of inequality are shifting rapidly, and the major parties are desperate not to get caught on the wrong side of the debate.
- Sean Kelly
Confrontations over Gaza make politicians feel unsafe, says minister
Anne Aly said the confrontation with pro-Palestinian activists in a park last weekend was not the first, but was the most intense clash she had experienced.
- Olivia Ireland
‘Mob rule’: Senator warns attacks on minorities are shredding social fabric
Liberal senator Dave Sharma says Australia risks lasting damage to society from a rise in threats to Jewish Australians and other minorities.
- David Crowe
Dave Sharma and Dan Andrews lead Israel delegation
The NSW senator is teaming up with former Victorian premier Dan Andrews and Zionist Federation president Jeremy Leibler to lead a trip to Israel next month.
- Kishor Napier-Raman and Noel Towell
‘What are they trying to achieve?’ Liberal MPs urge caution on religious discrimination
Faith leaders and equality advocates are urging the Albanese government to deliver on religious discrimination laws.
- Lisa Visentin
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- Israeli-Palestinian conflict
‘Roll up your sleeves’: Wong must demand Hamas’ elimination, says Sharma
The former Australian ambassador to Israel says it is not “wishful thinking” for Hamas to be eliminated from the occupied Palestinian territories.
- Matthew Knott