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Australian Christian Lobby says plans to combat social media misinformation will ‘cancel Christian posts’

Claim comes despite draft of bill explaining media regulator will not be empowered to request specific content be removed from digital platforms

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‘Yachts at the top’: power, privacy and privilege in the world of Australian superyachts

Superyachts are floating markers of power and luxury, and sales are booming. As Australia hopes to lure more of the vessels and their elite clientele, what do we know about this world?

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Liberal party emails supporters claiming Labor wants to give noncitizens voting rights

Some noncitizens can already vote in Australia, a parliamentary committee is considering extending that to permanent residents from New Zealand

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Some politicians and pundits claim the Voice to Parliament would be a 'third chamber'. Five constitutional law experts weigh in

As Labor progresses a referendum on the Voice to Parliament, some politicians and pundits have claimed it would be a 'third chamber'. We asked five experts to weigh in.

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David Littleproud becomes new National Party leader, as the once junior coalition partner flexes its muscles

David Littleproud becomes leader of the National Party and, while not facing the same existential crisis as the Liberals, has to find the right way to lead a party at its own crossroads.

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AEC on alert for electoral fraud conspiracies as fringe parties embrace Trump-style 'stolen election' lie

The Australian Electoral Commission says almost half of formal warnings issued to social media platforms relate to spurious and debunked claims of voter fraud.

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Federal election campaign: Week one on the road with Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Labor leader Anthony Albanese, in pictures

They say a week is a long time in politics, and that a picture tells a thousand words. But fear not, this brief collection of pictures aims to help you catch up on week one of the 2022 Federal Election campaign.

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George Christensen changes the dynamic for an already intense Senate race in Queensland

Analysis: Plenty of high-profile candidates are chasing rightwing votes, but only one will likely get a Senate seat

The Guardian - AU

View from The Hill: New One Nation candidate George Christensen set to win from losing

George Christensen caused the government a heap of trouble while he was in the Nationals, and is set to be a pest now he’s jumped ship.

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Below the Line: Does George Christensen's defection spell a win for One Nation? And are Australian parties 'lazy'? – podcast

George Christensen, the maverick Liberal-National Party member from far north Queensland, dropped the pre-Easter bombshell that he is no longer heading for retirement but joining One Nation. Today, the Below the Line podcast team unpack what this means for the major parties’ prospects in that seat and for the election…

The Conversation

George Christensen's successor to inherit a diverse electorate where corals and coal collide

George Christensen was a thorn in the Liberal National Party's side until the end — sensationally quitting the party and parliament last week before pledging his allegiance to Pauline Hanson's One Nation party today to run on a Senate ticket.

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Toilet Worm George Christensen Has Wriggled Out Of Retirement & Into One Nation’s Sewer Of Shame

George Christensen has announced he will attempt a political comeback with One Nation at this federal election.

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PM distances government from private member’s bill – as it happened

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The Loop: Chaos in Brooklyn shooting, George Christensen running for One Nation, and Gilbert Gottfried dies

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George Christensen to get $100k payout after defecting to One Nation and an unwinnable Senate spot

National Party defector George Christensen appears on track to receive a $105,000 taxpayer-funded payout after his decision to contest an unwinnable position on One Nation's Senate ticket for Queensland.

AAP

Christensen joins One Nation Senate push

Ex-LNP MP George Christensen says Pauline Hanson's One Nation approached him last year about running for the party at the 2022 federal election.

The Guardian - AU

Living on the wedge: why the Coalition faces threats from left and right in Queensland

All the attention has been on Labor’s struggles in the state, but the LNP could face challenges on two fronts in the upcoming election

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Christensen quits LNP over party direction

Following his decision not to run again for parliament, federal MP George Christensen has also quit the Liberal National Party.

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Morning mail: Morrison says he was ‘standing up for women’, Australia to develop hypersonic weapons, Kathy Lette’s regrets

Wednesday: PM defends his contentious captain’s picks. Plus: first homebuyers warned of possible interest rate rise

The Guardian - AU

Ukraine president addresses parliament; Putin a ‘war criminal’, PM says – as it happened

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'Mongrel' Qld MP snaps at party processes

Queensland LNP MP George Christensen says party discipline has resulted in the loss of individuality, critical thinking and true representation in parliament.

ABC News

Urannah Dam receives more than $480m from federal government ahead of final approval

The Urannah Dam has been talked about for decades, but now the government has committed to about 50 per cent of the cost ahead of final approval.

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George Christensen says 'elites' have suddenly started hiding vaccinated death statistics. Here's why that's wrong

Coalition backbencher George Christensen took to Facebook this week to claim the government has suddenly stopped reporting vaccinated death statistics. Is that correct?

AAP

MP flags 'protection from censorship' bill

LNP backbencher George Christensen has introduced a bill to stop social media companies removing content posted by MPs, journalists or election candidates.

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George Christensen claims a new study found ivermectin has anti-viral properties. But that's not the full story

Nationals backbencher George Christensen this week shared a new Japanese study which he said proves ivermectin has "anti-viral" properties. But that's not the full story.

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