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Door opens to coalition reunion as leader spill flops

Door opens to coalition reunion as leader spill flops

Leaders of the former coalition partners are discussing a possible reunion as calls mount for solidarity after a failed leadership spill within the Nationals.

Oscar-nominated screenwriter arrested in Iran

Oscar-nominated screenwriter arrested in Iran

Oscar-nominated screenwriter arrested in Iran

Oscar-nominated screenwriter arrested in Iran

Mehdi Mahmoudian, the Oscar-nominated It Was Just an Accident co-writer, has been arrested in Iran for speaking out against the regime.

Top Liberal's backers talk down imminent leader threat

Top Liberal's backers talk down imminent leader threat

Top Liberal's backers talk down imminent leader threat

Top Liberal's backers talk down imminent leader threat

Key supporters of Sussan Ley don't expect a challenge to her leadership in the near term, but one rival has yet to break cover with his plans.

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Libs warned swapping leaders won't solve voter vacuum

Libs warned swapping leaders won't solve voter vacuum

Economic policy has been nominated as the only way for the Liberals to arrest their plunging fortunes, as the party squabbles over a leadership spill.

Liberal MP rules himself out of leadership challenge

Liberal MP rules himself out of leadership challenge

Andrew Hastie will not contest a potential leadership challenge against Sussan Ley, after saying he does not have the numbers for a move.

Party elder pleads for Nationals to stop the infighting

Party elder pleads for Nationals to stop the infighting

The Nationals must put aside their grievances and target being an effective opposition, a former deputy prime minister and party leader says.

Nationals back leader as MP warns of 'political cliff'

Nationals back leader as MP warns of 'political cliff'

Nationals MPs are standing behind leader David Littleproud after a renegade backbencher announced his intention to challenge for the leadership.

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Nats' demands complicate Liberal leadership speculation

Nats' demands complicate Liberal leadership speculation

Nats' demands complicate Liberal leadership speculation

Nats' demands complicate Liberal leadership speculation

Liberals are weighing up their options ahead of a looming leadership coup against Sussan Ley but fury at the Nationals leader is complicating the situation.

Leadership reset on the cards to mend coalition divorce

Leadership reset on the cards to mend coalition divorce

Leadership reset on the cards to mend coalition divorce

Leadership reset on the cards to mend coalition divorce

A change in leaders for both the Liberals and Nationals might be needed if the conservative parties are to reconcile their differences amid rising tensions.

Ley's leadership in peril as Nationals jump off wagon

Ley's leadership in peril as Nationals jump off wagon

Ley's leadership in peril as Nationals jump off wagon

Ley's leadership in peril as Nationals jump off wagon

With the coalition breaking up for a second time due to its "untenable position," Sussan Ley's hold on the Liberal leadership appears to be slipping.

Trump threatens Iran as protests continue for sixth day

Trump threatens Iran as protests continue for sixth day

Trump threatens Iran as protests continue for sixth day

Trump threatens Iran as protests continue for sixth day

Protests across Iran have continued with demonstrations chanting slogans against the Islamic Republic.

Ex-TV star must shadow Jewish leader over Nazi gesture

Ex-TV star must shadow Jewish leader over Nazi gesture

Ex-TV star must shadow Jewish leader over Nazi gesture

Ex-TV star must shadow Jewish leader over Nazi gesture

A magistrate has condemned those who target Australia's Jewish community while sentencing a former Neighbours actor for performing a Nazi gesture.

Eurovision winner returns trophy in protest over Israel

Eurovision winner returns trophy in protest over Israel

Eurovision winner returns trophy in protest over Israel

Eurovision winner returns trophy in protest over Israel

The Swiss winner of Eurovision Nemo is returning the 2024 trophy in protest over Israel's participation in the song contest.

Ex-TV star facing 'restorative justice' for Nazi salute

Ex-TV star facing 'restorative justice' for Nazi salute

Ex-TV star facing 'restorative justice' for Nazi salute

Ex-TV star facing 'restorative justice' for Nazi salute

A magistrate has asked lawyers for a former Australian soap actor to make inquiries into a unique form of punishment for performing a Nazi salute.

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Hong Kong leader orders probe into deadly inferno

Authorities have set up an independent inquiry to investigate a horrific fire in Hong Kong that burned seven apartment buildings and killed at least 156 people.

Accused Lidia Thorpe harasser faces court

A neo-Nazi accused of harassing Indigenous Senator Lidia Thorpe has faced court charged with federal offending.

Neo-Nazi in second bid for release over camp attack

A Nazi group leader has raised his right hand before applying for bail a second time over allegedly leading a group attack on an Aboriginal protest site.

'Lot more to ask': Joyce not swayed by net-zero call

Renegade MP Barnaby Joyce is still weighing up his future with the Nationals, despite a key sticking point on climate policy being resolved.

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Ex-Wallabies star kicked out of social sports club

A former Wallabies captain and now senator has been banned from a parliamentary social sports club after raising concerns about a gambling lobby's sponsorship.

Hastie left with a Scarr in Liberals immigration spat

The coalition's immigration lead wants cooler heads to prevail in the migration intake debate after weeks of inflammatory comments from Liberal colleagues.

Demoted Liberal backs Ley rival as internal rift widens

Liberal leader Sussan Ley is under growing pressure from members of her backbench as a breakaway faction backs Western Australian MP Andrew Hastie.

Nazi spared jail for 'very serious' police intimidation

A magistrate has labelled neo-Nazi leader Thomas Sewell's intimidation of a police officer and his wife as "very serious" and targeted, but spared him jail.

Charged Palestine activist to test freedom of speech

A man charged with using "insulting words" at a pro-Palestine rally will argue he has a constitutional right to freedom of speech in political discourse.

Nats 'steers' rumbling in party paddock over net zero

Two aggrieved former Nationals leaders are using their opposition to a net zero emissions target to put pressure on their leader to scrap the party's policy.

Nazi salute 'maths' may be raised in actor's court case

A former Neighbours star will fight allegations he performed a Nazi salute at a two-day hearing later this year as he claims it was a gesture, not a salute.

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