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Canavan leads group of five demanding Coalition debate scrapping net zero
Opposition Leader Sussan Ley has ordered an internal review of emissions targets, but the topic that almost split the Coalition is back on the agenda.
- Paul Sakkal
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As Ley tried to tear strips off Chalmers, more than half her MPs weren’t even listening
A remarkable 22 Coalition politicians - more than half of all opposition MPs - were on a phone or laptop as Treasurer Jim Chalmers was on his feet in question time.
- Paul Sakkal
Dutton calls for unity in first public comments since landslide defeat
The former opposition leader heaped praise on his replacement Sussan Ley, telling reporters she had a vision to lead the embattled parties to the next poll.
- Matt Dennien
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- House of Merivale
How Merivale’s powerful political ties helped move a light rail stop
The hospitality giant’s chief executive, Justin Hemmes, has spent a decade cultivating his contacts at the top of the Liberal Party.
- Eryk Bagshaw
The anonymous email that plunged a council into chaos
Tensions were already flaring within the council when an email sent to politicians and the state’s anti-corruption watchdog raised the prospect of job cuts.
- Megan Gorrey
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- Victorian election
Allan rises from historic low, eyes unprecedented fourth Labor term
The results of the latest Resolve Political Monitor leave Victoria’s Liberal Party teetering towards a seventh defeat from eight elections.
- Chip Le Grand
‘He wants John gone’: Mayor ‘goaded’ council boss in fiery meeting
Ned Mannoun expressed frustration John Ajaka was “refusing to make the hard decisions” months before the CEO was abruptly sacked, an inquiry has been told.
- Megan Gorrey
The council job cut rumours, the Ray Hadley interview, and the ‘dead man walking’
A council worker claimed a tractor he was driving was shot at after the mayor posted remarks suggesting union members were racist, an inquiry has heard.
- Megan Gorrey
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- Victorian Parliament
Fears emerge on Liberal religious right that cult inquiry unfairly targets Pentecostal churches
In an email to a think tank, an employee of a Liberal MP defended the Geelong Revival Centre, which has been accused of decades of abuse, as “strict but not coercive”.
- Rachel Eddie
‘A gift for our opponents’: Liberal boss calls for unity to stem electoral bleeding
Philip Davis has called for resignations from the party’s administrative committee and urged members to set aside internal dramas to become electable.
- Rachel Eddie