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From dust bin to Perth board: Cumins back with Bears

West Australian businessman Peter Cumins has been appointed to the Perth Bears' inaugural board, nine months after having his bid for NRL expansion rejected.

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Conservative son of a ‘leftist firebrand’ takes on a former dolphin trainer in Labor’s most marginal WA seat

The previously safe Liberal electorate of Tangney fell to Labor’s Sam Lim – a former dolphin trainer – in the red wave of 2022. Now Howard Ong is fighting to win it back

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Morrison’s legacy lives on as second secret MP named

The story of Scott Morrison’s secret assumption of the powers to run much of the Australian government continues to surprise.

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Morrison ally secretly set up to oversee home affairs

Assistant minister Ben Morton was sworn in to administer the Department of Home Affairs in 2021 without the appointment being publicly disclosed.

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Ex-Morrison minister stunned by second portfolio post

Former home affairs minister Karen Andrews says she was kept in the dark about another minister being sworn in to administer her department.

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From monk to multilingual dolphin whisperer: who is Sam Lim, Labor’s new West Australian MP?

Malaysian-born Lim beat the Liberals’ Ben Morton at the federal election to claim the previously safe seat of Tangney

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Liberals hurt in federal election by move to back WA hard border challenge, Michaelia Cash admits

Senior West Australian Liberal Michaelia Cash says she did not agree with the federal government's support of Clive Palmer's legal challenge to WA's hard border, conceding it contributed to the party's disastrous election result.

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Anthony Albanese and four senior frontbenchers sworn in ahead of Quad trip

Moments after he is officially sworn in as the 31st Prime Minister of Australia, the Labor leader appears alongside his new ministers and makes a symbolic change inside parliament.

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Federal election 2022: Who are the winners and losers?

A new government in power, a new Liberal leader and a host of fresh faces heading to Parliament House. Who are the winners and losers from this year's federal election?

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Sam Lim's unlikely rise from dolphin trainer to federal Tangney MP

Sam Lim's wildly varying career has seen him go from dolphin trainer and businessman to police officer. Now he's the new federal member for Tangney.

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Ben Morton says Mark McGowan's popularity led to Liberal wipe-out in Western Australia

Labor picked up at least four seats from the Liberals in Western Australia with a massive state-wide swing of more than 10 per cent, and ousted MP Ben Morton says Mark McGowan had a lot to do with it.

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Virus hit Aussies get phone voting access

Australians in isolation due to COVID-19 will be able to vote in the federal election following last-minute changes to electoral rules.

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Telephone voting rules changed to allow Australians with Covid to vote in federal election

Anyone who tested positive after 6pm last Friday will be eligible to use phone service after independent candidate threatens legal action over issue

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Public service career path in new uni partnership

The University of Newcastle will open a digital academy campus as part of a new partnership to drive careers in the Australian Public Service.

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Report exposes National Australia Day Council board’s ‘unprofessional’ behaviour

The Australia Day Council is on notice after an independent review uncovered a workplace culture where board directors feel dismissed and disrespected.

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