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NSW Liberal preselection crisis: why Morrison and Perrottet want to rush case to high court

Days before the potential start of a federal election campaign, party figures are still locked in a legal battle and five seats are without candidates

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Wicked Liberal Lashes Out At Wickeder Liberal Starting A Fight Between 2 Evil Libs

"In my public life, I have met ruthless people. Morrison tops the list."

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Scott Morrison dismisses veteran Liberal senator Concetta Fierravanti-Wells's scathing character assessment

The Prime Minister dismisses Concetta Fierravanti-Wells's claim he is a bully with no moral compass, saying the senator is simply "disappointed" her time in federal parliament might be coming to an end.

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Australia to take in 16,500 more refugees from Afghanistan at cost of $666 million

It's the most significant increase to Australia's humanitarian program since Tony Abbott offered an additional 12,000 places to Syrian and Iraqi refugees over two years in 2015, in the wake of catastrophic conflict in the region.

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Morrison brushes off Lib senator's swipe

Scott Morrison has dismissed an attack by NSW senator Concetta Fierravanti-Wells labelling him unfit to be leader, saying being criticised is part of the job.

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Liberal senator Concetta Fierravanti-Wells labels Scott Morrison 'a bully with no moral compass'

Outgoing Liberal senator Concetta Fierravanti-Wells takes aim at Prime Minister Scott Morrison, describing him as "a bully with no moral compass" who pretends to be a man of faith.

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Scott Morrison labelled an ‘autocrat and bully who has no moral compass’ by Liberal senator Concetta Fierravanti-Wells

Senator, who has been relegated to an unwinnable spot on the Liberal party’s NSW upper house ticket, says in parliament ‘the fish stinks from the head’

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Outgoing Liberal senator lashes Morrison

Concetta Fierravanti-Wells - who lost a winnable spot on the NSW Liberal Senate ticket - has savaged Prime Minister Scott Morrison in a fiery speech.

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Federal budget to fund 16,500 more places for Afghan refugees over four years after pressure on Coalition

Places for Afghan nationals had previously been allocated within the overall humanitarian program, which is capped at 13,750 a year

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‘Extraordinary’ preselection shutdown exposes Scott Morrison to grassroots fury

An order cancelling democratic votes for Liberal party candidates in favour of having them picked by Mr Morrison and other party bosses has caused uproar.

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Critics slam draft immigration bill that would make it easier to deport family violence offenders

Critics slam draft legislation to be debated in the Senate this week that would create new ways for the government to deport more people for failing the character test.

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Veterans’ affairs minister threatened to quit over budget; Australia reports 30 Covid deaths – as it happened

Andrew Gee calls backlog of veteran’s compensation payments ‘a national disgrace’; WA teenager among 30 Covid deaths across the country. This blog is now closed

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Australian judge overturns deportation of former US marine, citing Alex Hawke’s lack of personal consideration

Joseph Leon McQueen used photo of ‘sign here’ stickers on immigration minister’s brief to argue decision was rushed

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German students to be deported after 'attention seeking' Sydney climate protest

The federal government cancels the visas of two German students who were arrested after blocking traffic at Port Botany, in Sydney's south, this morning.

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NSW Liberals to consider fresh preselection plan to avoid federal intervention

State executive set to weigh up push for fast-tracked plebiscites in challenged seats, including those of ministers Sussan Ley and Alex Hawke

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‘So angry’: Scott Morrison faces Liberal uprising over dumped election plan

NSW Liberals are on the brink of civil war as party bosses try to hurriedly revive a failed deal to end a long-running dispute over preselections.

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Supreme Court’s preselection ruling is a major blow to Scott Morrison and his NSW party-room allies

Some of Scott Morrison's closest party-room allies could face internal challenges for their seats after a High Court decision handed down Friday.

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Court settles stoush between Liberal Party NSW and federal executives

The Supreme Court rules in favour of the NSW Liberal Party's executive, which is responsible for endorsing federal candidates, allowing its members to stay beyond a Monday deadline set by their federal counterparts.

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Reprieve for NSW Liberal party as court ruling provides a month to sort out preselections

State branch no longer has to rely on federal intervention – but that doesn’t mean the federal division has given up on influencing selections

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Court asked to rule in long-running Liberal Party power struggle over who gets to choose candidates in NSW seats

The Liberals at state and federal level are going head to head in court in a long-running battle over preselections – so what it's all about?

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Alex Hawke fails to appear in supreme court for NSW Liberal party preselection case

‘It’s an extraordinary state of affairs that a federal minister would not appear in court,’ senior party member says

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Sydney news: Glenmore Park home destroyed by fire after lightning strike, trains partially back

MORNING BRIEFING: A fire has ripped through a house in Sydney's west after it was struck by lightning during last night's storms.

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Scott Morrison’s preselection plan draws Liberal court challenge

A battle is headed for the NSW Supreme Court, as opposition grows to Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s plea to save three MPs from preselection challenges.

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NSW Liberals set to take federal minister to court in battle over who chooses election candidates

After months of frustration, an internal stoush as broken out into the open, with the Liberal Party of NSW taking a senior federal minister to court over what it says is an attempt to intervene in grassroots pre-selection processes.

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NSW Liberal party factional turmoil escalates to supreme court action

Member of state executive seeks to force party to follow constitution which calls for rank and file preselection ballots

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