Christopher Pyne says One Nation has stabilised over 25 years, shedding extreme rhetoric and positioning itself to perform strongly as a mature right-wing party.
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Christopher Pyne has urged Liberals to stop airing internal disputes publicly, saying leader Sussan Ley needs clear air after the Coalition’s election defeat.
Queensland will introduce a third round of “adult crime, adult time” laws, expanding adult sentencing for children as young as 10 convicted of serious offences.
Clive Palmer has accused Steve Bannon of lying after leaked messages claimed he ran Palmer’s $60m election ads, saying Bannon had no role.
Clive Palmer will challenge Labor’s new donation caps in the High Court, arguing limits on political funding unfairly advantage major parties.
Housing could be built on surplus defence land sold by the government, but ministers say the $3bn divestment is about defence capability, not fixing housing shortages
The government will sell $3bn in underused defence property after an audit found decades of failure to reform Australia’s vast and inefficient defence estate
Victorian Liberals say Metro Tunnel delays were a disgrace, blaming Labor for failing to upgrade ageing rail power systems before new trains entered service
Ted O’Brien has revived his “Jimflation” attack after the rate rise, blaming government spending while refusing to detail where a Coalition would cut.
Sussan Ley says the Coalition can reunite this week if the Nationals accept strict conditions, including discipline, unity and continued suspensions.