As Labor suffers backlash following tough economic news, the opposition may be looking for someone else to lead them and take on the rising threat of Pauline Hanson's One Nation.

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$NZ election figures tell story of disenchantment and fracturing$ Politics & Governance

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NZ election figures tell story of disenchantment and fracturing

There's a subterranean story in the numbers from the New Zealand election which deserves as much attention as the blow-by-blow race for the Beehive.

#new-zealand #election #beehive

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Corruption royal commission looms over Victoria's election campaign

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1w ago

Corruption royal commission looms over Victoria's election campaign

Having the past 12 years of Labor put under the microscope in public hearings could provide the Coalition, the Greens and One Nation with plenty of ammunition.

#victoria #election #carroll

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Breaking: Israeli president picks Gadi Eisenkot, Netanyahu rival, to form government

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1w ago

Breaking: Israeli president picks Gadi Eisenkot, Netanyahu rival, to form government

Israel's president has chosen Gadi Eisenkot, Benjamin Netanyahu's strongest rival, to try to form a new government following a deadlocked election.

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Has the curtain come down on the age of Trump?

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1w ago

Has the curtain come down on the age of Trump?

Americans exposed the limits of Donald Trump's electoral power and weakened his grip on the Republican Party. But the Democratic landslide in the midterm elections does not spell the end of MAGA nor guarantee a lasting political realignment.

#us-midterms #trump #usa

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New Zealand may not know its government for weeks — key takeaways

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1w ago

New Zealand may not know its government for weeks — key takeaways

The results in the New Zealand election are anything but clear with the two major parties — Labour and National — in the tightest of races.

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Live: Counting begins in New Zealand election

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1w ago

Live: Counting begins in New Zealand election

A tight election result looms in New Zealand as polls show both major parties may struggle to form a government without support. Follow live.

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Home battery subsidy scheme lauded despite government's search for cuts

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1w ago

Home battery subsidy scheme lauded despite government's search for cuts

Environment Minister Murray Watt praises the home battery subsidy scheme as “phenomenally successful” despite the prime minister declining to rule out means-testing the $7.2b program.

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Trust hard to come by as WA's demersal fishing ban faces scrutiny

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1w ago

Trust hard to come by as WA's demersal fishing ban faces scrutiny

Three days of parliamentary hearings have exposed ongoing divisions over fisheries science, management decisions and the ongoing access to fish stocks, with calls for greater transparency.

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NT government accused of cherrypicking data to support crime claims

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1w ago

NT government accused of cherrypicking data to support crime claims

A report finds the Northern Territory government is cherrypicking data to back its narrative that crime is down, with legal experts saying "we now must be sceptical".

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