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Voters don’t punish Liberals for infighting, but Albanese on notice over rising costs: poll
Two out of three voters say they’re cutting back on Christmas this year, while three out of five said they couldn’t afford any unexpected major expenses.
- by James Massola
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Bragg will quit frontbench if Coalition walks away from net zero, Paris Agreement
Asked if he would quit the frontbench if the party ditched the policy and the Paris Agreement, the opposition housing spokesman said he would, but he doubted it could happen.
- by Nick Newling
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Liberal Party
‘We have a serious problem’: fears for Liberal future as gender quotas rejected
The party’s review into its historic drubbing found Peter Dutton and his team spent years acting like a cautious government-in-exile and presented a dire policy agenda.
- by Paul Sakkal and Nick Newling
Opinion
Political leadership
This man wants to lead the Liberal Party. He won’t if he keeps savaging the ‘liberal’ bit
As Andrew Hastie seeks to build his reputation as a conservative thinker, he needs to be careful of the company he keeps.
- by George Brandis
Opinion
Liberal Party
Do Liberals still identify as conservative? And what does that even mean any more?
Long-understood labels like “liberal” and “conservative” don’t apply to modern politics. What happens now?
- by Jacqueline Maley
Opinion
Liberal Party
Liberals squander energy on net zero: Voters aren’t listening
The electorate has much higher priorities, but the Liberal Party’s focus is misdirected.
- by Parnell Palme McGuinness
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Poll
Young people most likely to see political views as dealbreaker for friendship
A new poll found young people are more likely than their older counterparts to believe they could not be friends with people who hold differing political views.
- by Millie Muroi
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Aged care
Spike in food choking deaths exposes systemic failures in residential care
Choking deaths more than doubled to 38 in Victoria last year, exposing predictable failures in mealtime care for vulnerable residents.
- by Clay Lucas
Labor powerbroker Graham Richardson dies aged 76
In a tribute on Saturday, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said the former NSW senator himself would admit he “wasn’t perfect”, but he was fiercely loyal.
- by Anthony Segaert and Millie Muroi
A life in pictures – Graham Richardson
As leader of the NSW right, Graham Richardson was instrumental in installing Bob Hawke as federal leader, then dumping him in favour of his “mate” Paul Keating.
Editorial
Paris Agreement
The innards and outs of Coalition’s energy policy
The parties’ trail of gore looks certain to lengthen.
- The Herald's View