
Uninspiring campaign ends with question time
As an unedifying election campaign grinds to a close with undecided voters unsure which way to jump, Michelle Grattan takes a quick look back at what’s on offer.
As an unedifying election campaign grinds to a close with undecided voters unsure which way to jump, Michelle Grattan takes a quick look back at what’s on offer.
Three former ministers have quit the Liberals’ frontbench to make way for four first-term MPs in what Opposition leader David Speirs describes as a “fresh-faced” new shadow ministry featuring just under 50 portfolios.
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State Liberals have turned on each other at a heated state council meeting, with a prominent attendee launching an extraordinary verbal spray at embattled party president Legh Davis after members were effectively told not to comment about last month’s election loss.
At the May 21 federal election, Scott Morrison will aim to be the first incumbent prime minister to win two elections in a row since John Howard in 2004, while a win for Anthony Albanese will mean five successive prime ministers have failed to be re-elected.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has called the federal election for May 21, with he and Labor rival Anthony Albanese staking out their key positions ahead of the six week campaign.
UPDATED | Rising SA Liberal star Josh Teague will nominate for the leadership of the party when shellshocked MPs meet to elect a replacement for the outgoing Steven Marshall – as a former party heavyweight prepares to review the former Government’s crushing election loss.