WA State Election: How much ‘respectability’ WA Liberal Party can win back is big question of election
The campaign for the Western Australian election is now under way, with the state Liberal Party fighting to win back “electorate respectability” after it was almost obliterated in 2021.
Western Australia Calls Election in Test for Albanese Before National Vote
SYDNEY (Reuters) - The state of Western Australia has called an election, setting the stage for a final test for Australian ...
‘Safety and concern’ spark puberty blocker ban, not party ideology, Minister says
The Queensland Health Minister says pausing puberty blockers is a decision guided by “science and concern”, not party ...
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Billionaires, betting companies and 'dark' donations: 2023-24's political finance data released
Hancock Prospecting, headed by billionaire Gina Rinehart (middle), donated $325,000 to the Liberal National Party of Queensland while billionaire Anthony Pratt (right) put $1 million into Labor's ...
Sweeping reform of the electoral laws puts democracy at risk. They shouldn’t be changed on a whim
The biggest changes to the electoral donations laws in 40 years risk undermining democracy by favouring the major parties over independents.
Political apathy leaves SA political candidates in the hands of engaged few
When South Australian Liberal MP Tim Whetstone faced a challenge to his candidacy, the decision came down to just a few ...
VIDEO: Is the safe Labor seat of Werribee under threat in by-election?
Sarah Ferguson presents Australia's premier daily current affairs program, delivering agenda-setting public affairs journalism and interviews that hold the powerful to account. Plus political analysis ...
Qld LNP government’s deafening silence on sentences for teen rapists left out of adult crime, adult time law changes
The newly-elected Queensland government and Premier David Crisafulli are refusing to respond to calls for the party to include the crime of rape in the youth justice law reforms it campaigned on to ...
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Alcohol and gambling companies gave $2.5M in donations to major Australian political parties
New AEC data reveals alcohol and gambling companies donated $2.5M to Australia’s major parties, sparking fresh calls for a donation ban.
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Mystery money for MPs shines light on 'dark' donations
Mining giant Hancock Prospecting, headed by billionaire Gina Rinehart, donated $325,000 to the Liberal National Party of Queensland, $75,000 to the Country Liberal Party of the Northern Territory ...
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Peter Dutton wants to ‘reinvigorate’ Australian national pride
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton claims Australians have been “indoctrinated” to feel ashamed of their history and treatment of Indigenous people. In a rare long-form, wide ranging interview, Peter ...
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Liberal National Party of Queensland (LNP)
The Queensland Liberal National Party (LNP) government announced on January 28 it would stop providing puberty blockers and hormone therapies to young transgender people. The ban applies to new ...