The prime minister has awarded three MPs a total staffing package worth up to $550,000 as Pauline Hanson and others call on him to give up such powers.

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‘Crazy’ Coalition making huge mistake by opposing EU trade deal: Turnbull

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‘Crazy’ Coalition making huge mistake by opposing EU trade deal: Turnbull

The former prime minister said middle powers such as Australia have to build partnerships with each other as the US was unlikely to “snap back” to multilateralism after the Trump era.

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Chris Minns loses first frontbencher as David Harris announces exit before NSW election

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Chris Minns loses first frontbencher as David Harris announces exit before NSW election

The Wyong MP and racing minister will retire at the March state poll, setting the stage for a potential showdown with One Nation.

#nsw #election #harris

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‘This really is Albo’s cabinet’: How the PM’s razor gang hindered the treasurer’s saving plans

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‘This really is Albo’s cabinet’: How the PM’s razor gang hindered the treasurer’s saving plans

Jim Chalmers had often advocated for the lowest-cost option when proposals came to the cabinet’s expenditure review subcommittee, but it hasn’t always backed them.

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Payman and Hanson are right. Albanese should forget the king rat

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Payman and Hanson are right. Albanese should forget the king rat

The two women have formed an unlikely alliance to try and pressure the prime minister to change his mind. Here’s why it’s not working.

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Albanese offered One Nation MP an extra staffer. Hanson says it’s an attempt at undue influence

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Albanese offered One Nation MP an extra staffer. Hanson says it’s an attempt at undue influence

A letter authorising Farley to hire an additional staff member on a $200,000 package was delivered to the MP’s Parliament House office on Monday.

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Bureaucrats rubber-stamp 98 per cent of Labor’s invite-only grants

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Bureaucrats rubber-stamp 98 per cent of Labor’s invite-only grants

Departmental scrutiny of hundreds of millions of dollars in politically handpicked community grants has been called into question after research revealed bureaucrats almost never reject an invited bid on merit.

#labor #integrity #election

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Who would want to be Jim Chalmers right now?

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Who would want to be Jim Chalmers right now?

Halfway through the government’s second term, how many ordinary Australians could identify what its big defining goals are?

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Our five favourite luxury homes to host a pool party on the market

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Our five favourite luxury homes to host a pool party on the market

As the weather heats up and the silly season approaches, celebrations ramp up. What better way to enjoy the sun than heading outdoors for a pool party?

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Netanyahu does better than expected but neither bloc on track to form government

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Netanyahu does better than expected but neither bloc on track to form government

Netanyahu’s Likud outperformed many pre-election opinion surveys to emerge as Israel’s single biggest party. But his coalition is far short of a majority.

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