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Sussan Ley is resisting growing internal pressure for the Coalition to quickly discuss and determine the future of its policy on net zero.
The count in the Tasmanian election is over, with voters delivering a hung parliament with largely the same make-up as the last, albeit with some new characters.
As any leader of a political party knows, when you demote people they can become difficult, or worse, for Sussan Ley her problems seem vast.
The Nationals antics on climate targets put the new Coalition leader in a diabolical situation. Ley should act now to lessen the inevitable political damage.
Parliament began it’s first full day and while the Government continues to ride high, a call from senior Nationals to drop the commitment to Net-Zero, leaves Sussan Ley in trouble.
In a compromise move the portrait of Mark Latham in Labor’s caucus room will have a disclaimer to recognise his life expulsion in 2017.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese goes into the 48th parliament with a strong polling performance - but not as good as this time in 2022.
The 48th parliament is about to begin. Here’s who will be there, what’s on the agenda, and the political and policy challenges ahead.
The first sitting weeks of the 48th parliament will see MPs of all persuasions adjusting to the new status quo - and avoiding political pitfalls.
The former prime minister warns of a ‘reckless’ degree of ‘delusion’ in Canberra about AUKUS, saying it risks costing Australia far more than anyone wants to admit.
Sussan Ley at her first address to the National Press Club announced the plans to craft a new energy policy despite the deep divides within her party.
The federal opposition has accepted an invitation from Treasurer Jim Chalmers for shadow treasurer Ted O'Brien to attend the August economic roundtable.
Sussan Ley is already breaking from her predecessor and fronting the National Press Club. Here are some questions she’ll need to answer.
Albanese has been in Parliament for nearly 30 years, but with Australia’s first female opposition leader will have to find new footing.
As the Coalition re-forms, tensions are still running high in the Nationals.
The Labor federal government will be the most diverse in history, driven by the influx of women members who outnumber the men in both caucus and cabinet.
After a party room meeting, the Liberals will broadly accept four policy demands from the Nationals, paving the way to reconciliation.
After a gesture of overreach, Nationals and the Liberals’ are beginning to mend the Coalition split. But even if they do the union won’t necessarily be harmonious.
While both parties have said they’d like to reunite eventually, the Liberals have a lot to gain by going it alone.
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