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Politics with Michelle Grattan: Keith Wolahan on when Liberals should preference One Nation

The Liberal Party is now “fighting for its existence”, according to one of its own former federal MPs.

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Liberals should become ‘party for first home buyers’ and cap negative gearing, former MP says

Keith Wolahan says Liberal party is failing to ‘meet the needs of today’s Australia’ and must change to appeal to younger voters

The Guardian - AU

Former Liberal MPs deride net zero dumping as ‘nail in the coffin’ that may prolong pain in urban seats

Ex-politicians and candidates warn the decision will likely cause a loss of votes from younger people

The Guardian - AU

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Liberal vote decimated in major cities – with Coalition now dominated by regional MPs and Nationals

Party wiped off the map in Adelaide and Tasmania and fails to win back any seats from teal independents

The Guardian - AU

State pulls rug out from Liberals as Labor gain swing

The coalition could be left with as few as seven seats in the nation's second-largest state after voters swung further behind Labor.

AAP

‘Proud to’: Liberal MP spruiks tougher gambling proposal, but says Coalition plans good ‘first step’

Exclusive: Keith Wolahan launched ads supporting stronger stance two days after federal election called, but also says Coalition policy important ‘first step’

The Guardian - AU

Candidates using influencers to bypass ‘shadow ban’ on campaigning by Chinese social media app Rednote

Exclusive: Interviews with influencers who usually post about food or real estate published on platform, which officially discourages political content

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Albanese backflips on sexuality census question after more MPs come out in favour

Prime minister says there ‘will be a question in the census’ on sexuality after testing by the Australian Bureau of Statistics

The Guardian - AU

Albanese says Liberal party lost Dunkley byelection because it ran a ‘fear campaign’ and is ‘dominated by blokes’

Prime minister says voters rejected opposition’s ‘negativity’ as Labor’s Jodie Belyea wins Victorian seat

The Guardian - AU

Liberal backbencher Zoe McKenzie says robodebt scheme caused ‘avoidable human suffering’

Victorian MP joins Bridget Archer and Keith Wolahan in criticising Coalition’s Centrelink debt recovery scheme

The Guardian - AU

Australia Post reports $200m annual loss, its first since 2015, amid push to close city branches

Postal service also calls for stamp price increase as it warns its letters business lost $189.7m in first half of 2022-23

The Guardian - AU

Paul Bongiorno: Peter Dutton can’t say yes, despite the Aston wipeout

Saturday’s by-election loss is the second time in less than a year the voters have got it wrong, according to Peter Dutton.

The New Daily

Peter Dutton urged to differentiate Liberal party after Aston loss prompts identity crisis

Opposition leader blames state division for result, while Victorian MPs say lack of distinct policy direction hindered candidate

The Guardian - AU

Aston byelection: Labor achieves once-in-a-century victory capturing Liberal heartland seat

Labor secures first win at a byelection by a government from an opposition since 1920 as senior Liberals play down implications for Peter Dutton’s leadership

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Wipeout beckons for Liberals after Aston byelection and the problem is not just Peter Dutton

The historic loss for the Liberal party also represents an opportunity to alter course on key issues such as the Indigenous voice and climate policy

ABC News

Q+A hears of harrowing cost of living struggles for Australians but politicians fail to offer any real relief

Politicians tell Q+A they see Australians begging for food and counting coins to buy bread but fail to offer any immediate solutions to rate rises or inflation on Q+A.

ABC News

Australian MPs throw support behind Iranians who are facing execution

Some Australian MPs are publicly backing young Iranians facing the death sentence, hoping the negative publicity for the regime might stave off imminent executions.

AAP

Liberal MP urges truth on Afghanistan war

Newly elected opposition MPs Keith Wolahan and Henry Pike have given their first speeches outlining their approach to their roles as parliamentarians.

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Deakin, Macnamara, Menzies: Victorian seats on a knife edge as federal election 2022 counting continues

The Liberal Party is battling to hold onto key seats in Melbourne's eastern suburbs, while Labor is edging ahead in a tough contest with the Greens for the inner-city electorate of Macnamara.

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