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View from The Hill: It’s a chilly campaign for Matt Canavan in Farrer

Nationals leader Matt Canavan is giving the concept of the political “ground game” a new twist in the Farrer byelection.

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Carney says it’s Canada’s ‘time to come together’ after Liberals secure majority

Byelection wins and defections push Canada’s Liberals into majority government under the prime minister

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‘Debased himself’ and risking Australia’s reputation: Liberals torn up about Taylor’s Trumpian immigration plan

Howard-era former minister Amanda Vanstone criticises parts of hardline policy but backs English language requirement

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Mark Carney secures majority after ‘unwinnable’ 2025 election victory, building new momentum

A year ago this month, Canadians delivered a result that seemed impossible just a few weeks earlier: another Liberal minority government, this time under newly chosen leader Mark Carney. Now, after winning three byelections, the Liberals have a majority for the first time since 2019.

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‘The perception is Carney is a wartime leader’: why Canada’s PM could secure a majority

As Trump’s actions spark a desire for stability, analysts say Carney is in effect assembling a union government

The Guardian - UK

Polls suggest Trump still shielding Labor as right-wing vote drops

In my March 30 article about Newspoll and two other polls, I said Donald Trump’s unpopularity was shielding Labor from a backlash over the fuel crisis. The YouGov and Morgan polls imply that’s still the case, with the combined vote for One Nation and the Coalition at 45–45.5% (down one…

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View from The Hill: Andrew Hastie calls out Trump’s war strategy

Andrew Hastie hung out his leadership shingle in a weekend interview that may have a few Liberals wondering if the right’s factional heavyweights made the best judgement in choosing Angus Taylor for the top job.

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Outspoken Liberal MP rolled in preselection race

High-profile state Liberal MP Moira Deeming has been dealt a potentially career-ending blow after losing a preselection battle.

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Pauline Hanson’s One Nation likely to win second South Australian lower house seat

ABC projects rightwing populist party will pick up the electorate of Hammond from the Liberals

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Labor’s slide continues in federal polls, as special DemosAU poll has Coalition winning just nine seats

Labor is still ahead, but the latest federal polls suggest a move against them. A DemosAU MRP poll has One Nation winning 52 of the 150 House seats and the Coalition just nine. A Victorian poll has the Coalition gaining a 52–48 lead over Labor.

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Labor easily wins South Australian election with One Nation beating Liberals into second on primary votes

With 34% of enrolled voters counted for today’s South Australian state election, The Poll Bludger’s results have Labor winning 31 of the 47 lower house seats, the Liberals four, One Nation one and independents one, with ten still in some doubt. This is already a majority for Labor.

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South Australia election 2026: Labor heads for a win, the Liberals a battering and One Nation a test of surging support

In an odd campaign Peter Malinauskas mocks Pauline Hanson’s anti-immigration stance and she finger-wags back. But how will her rise in the polls translate to the ballot box?

The Guardian - AU

National eyes on election where there is a second prize

Intense political interest is focused on which party can secure second place in a state election in which almost half of voters have already cast their ballots.

AAP

Labor set for landslide in final South Australian polls with One Nation ahead of Liberals

The South Australian state election is Saturday, with polls closing at 6:30pm AEDT. The 47 lower house seats will be elected in single-member electorates using preferential voting.

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As South Australia’s Liberals struggle to stay in the fight, will their preferences usher in One Nation?

Putting Pauline Hanson’s party above Labor on how-to-vote cards is a gamble for Ashton Hurn’s leadership, with the Liberals facing potential eclipse

The Conversation

South Australian election is likely to be Labor in a landslide. But who will be the opposition?

For the past six decades, South Australian politics has been characterised by long periods of Labor domination interrupted by short-lived Liberal governments. Since a record 32 uninterrupted years in office came to an end in 1965, the Liberal Party has spent a mere 17.5 years in government. Now, as they…

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SA Liberals dump candidate who said homosexuality ‘opens up demonic realms’ after initially standing by him

Party leader Ashton Hurn confirms Carston Woodhouse will not run for Liberals in SA’s state election, but says ‘people are entitled to have their views’

The Guardian - AU

Moira Deeming, an eight-minute meeting and the latest flashpoint in the battle within the Victorian Liberals

Some Liberals worry the MP may defect to One Nation if she loses preselection but supporters insist she’s not contemplating jumping ship

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At Perth’s CPAC conference, Liberal party faithful speak of ‘the lost Australians’ – with no sign of One Nation

Andrew Hastie, Basil Zempilas and Warren Mundine were among the guests at the conservative convention, which focused on immigration and housing

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The Greens’ election review flew under the radar. Here’s what it said

The 2025 Australian federal election was defined by its many shock results, from the Labor Party’s thumping victory to the Liberals’ considerable losses.

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Co-author of Liberal election review says party members will be ‘horrified’ at decision to suppress it

The co-author of the Liberals’ election review, former minister Nick Minchin, has lashed out at the party’s Friday decision to suppress its publication.

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'Bizarre': Liberals attacked over One Nation statement

The Liberals have been asked to clarify a "bizarre late night statement" and declare if it will do a preference deal with One Nation ahead of a state election.

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Election starting gun fired as eyes on One Nation surge

South Australia's election campaign has officially kicked off with Labor tipped to win easily as the Liberals try to fend off a challenge from One Nation.

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SA Newspoll shows Liberal wipeout likely; Victorian Morgan poll puts One Nation first on primaries

A South Australian Newspoll has given the Liberals just 14% of the primary vote, four weeks before the state election.

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Politics with Michelle Grattan: New Liberal Deputy Jane Hume on why she wants a woman contesting every seat

After a coup by the Liberals’ conservative faction, the party has dumped its first female leader Sussan Ley, who had dire polling, in favour of Angus Taylor.

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