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State Parliament
Liberal documents reveal election fears as donations dry up
Internal NSW Liberal Party documents warn that lacklustre fundraising and “dysfunction” within the party could hamper its chances at the next federal election.
- by Max Maddison
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Qld opposition celebrates LNP’s Fadden win, government dismisses it
State MPs had wildly different interpretations of the byelection result, as the LNP celebrated making its safe Gold Coast seat even safer.
- by Cameron Atfield
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Stuart Robert
LNP wins Fadden byelection with swing to the opposition
The byelection was triggered by the resignation of scandal-ridden Stuart Robert, who had held the seat on a 10.6 per cent margin.
- by Anthony Galloway
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Peter Dutton
The swing to the Coalition in Fadden is a win for Peter Dutton
Because it was always clear that the LNP’s candidate Cameron Caldwell was going to win the seat, Labor engaged in a lot of expectation management in the days leading up to the poll.
- by Anthony Galloway
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Peter Dutton
Cost of living should trump Labor’s robo-debt campaign in Fadden byelection: Dutton
In the second of what could be three byelections this year, Peter Dutton says the cost of living should be a bigger issue than Stuart Robert’s involvement in robo-debt.
- by Angus Thompson and Lisa Visentin
Dutton sets up Voice fight in Fadden byelection
The looming byelection in the Gold Coast seat vacated by Stuart Robert will set up the first test of popular support for the referendum among Queensland voters.
- by David Crowe
Fadden byelection kickstarts Labor campaign to raid Coalition seats
Anthony Albanese is seeking to turn the Fadden byelection, triggered by the resignation of Stuart Robert, into a campaign against the Coalition that reaches a broader audience.
- by David Crowe
Former minister Stuart Robert officially resigns, triggering byelection
Stuart Robert has sent his resignation to the speaker, triggering an upcoming byelection for his seat of Fadden.
- by Lisa Visentin and Natassia Chrysanthos
Welfare isn’t a dirty word, says new Aston MP amid JobSeeker debate
Labor’s full caucus took time out of a busy parliamentary session to watch Mary Doyle explain how her pathway to the nation’s capital had been “riddled with challenges”.
- by Paul Sakkal
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Liberal Party
Senior Liberal blames Scott Morrison’s unpopularity for historic Aston loss
Ian Quick identified three major reasons the party lost the seat of Aston: parachuting in the candidate Roshena Campbell, running a poor local campaign, and voters’ negative perceptions of former prime minister Scott Morrison.
- by Sumeyya Ilanbey