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The husband of former state Labor MP Annabel Digance has been accused of taunting her electoral opponent Carolyn Habib, allegedly telling her ‘we are going to break you again’ – four years after the ALP distributed a widely-condemned leaflet attacking the Liberal candidate.
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A Morrison Government backbencher has branded tougher JobSeeker mutual obligation rules an “increasingly meaningless” burden on the unemployed and employers.
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South Australian Senator Simon Birmingham will become Finance Minister in the Morrison Government within weeks, replacing the retiring Matthias Cormann who will be Australia’s nomination for secretary-general of the Paris-based OECD.
Adelaide’s Deputy Lord Mayor Alexander Hyde is making a Liberal power-play, nominating to run for the party’s vice-presidency and a seat on its influential state executive – while prominent lawyer Morry Bailes appears to have abandoned his expected bid for the presidency.
As gatherings go, this had the makings of a classic joke – the kind where the premise is also the punchline.
As climate change activists block city streets, Labor walks a tightrope in developing energy and emissions policy that won’t alienate either inner-city or blue-collar regional supporters, and the Liberal Government warily accommodates party skeptics while business and industry demands more action, says Michelle Grattan.
