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Politics with Michelle Grattan: Jonno Duniam on guilt and relief about quitting politics

Despite being one of the Liberals’ strongest performers, frontbencher Jonno Duniam is quitting politics by the end of this year – and leaving with some regrets.

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View from The Hill: has political life become absurdly frenetic?

With frontbencher Jonno Duniam’s decision the bail out of politics, the Liberals are not just further depleted, but the parliament is losing someone of the calibre we want to see there.

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View from The Hill: Angus Taylor to lose key shadow minister Jonno Duniam

Opposition leader Angus Taylor is losing one of his most effective shadow ministers, Jonno Duniam, who will quit parliament this year, citing family reasons and “exhaustion”.

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Angus Taylor using NDIS cuts as ‘pawn in bigger chess game’, Mark Butler warns

Opposition and Greens could team up to extend inquiry into changes but health minister ‘utterly convinced’ federal government’s plan is right

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Liberal frontbencher Jonno Duniam to quit politics, says leadership spill ‘started to really wear on me’

Tasmanian senator says he feels he is ‘letting down the team’ but needs to prioritise family

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NSW lifts drone ban over Sydney beach after shark attack – as it happened

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NSW police charge two men after allegedly seizing more than $1m of illicit tobacco – as it happened

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Gang rapist back behind bars after detention escape

A gang rapist who spent five days as a fugitive after escaping immigration detention while seeking medical attention is back behind bars.

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Federal government claims some states standing in the way of ‘getting those guns off our streets’

PM’s deadline to establish the biggest gun buyback in 30 years passes with half of the nation’s governments refusing to join

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How a hardline ‘Trump-style’ Liberal immigration policy to ban migrants from Gaza and Somalia was developed

Another senior member of Sussan Ley’s team has expressed serious reservations about aspects of the plan

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Flood of frontbench resignations as Liberals prepare for Friday leadership showdown

A bevy of Liberal frontbenchers supporting Angus Taylor’s leadership challenge resigned their positions on Thursday, ahead of Friday’s 9am party vote.

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View from The Hill: Liberals tick off deal on hate crime measures

While federal parliament devoted Monday to emotion-filled Bondi condolence speeches, behind the scenes government and opposition inched to a deal to pass on Tuesday Labor’s fall-back measures relating to hate.

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Religious leaders unite in call for hate speech rethink

Religious leaders have united across faiths to urge the prime minister to go back to the drawing board on contentious hate speech reforms.

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Unis to be home for foreign students under Liberal plan

Liberals are walking a tightrope on immigration as they prepare to outline policy principles to guide migration cuts while not alienating migrant communities.

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Coalition urged to ignore ‘opinions of Pauline Hanson’ as it weighs hardline approach to immigration

As part of wider strategy, opposition is exploring options to force visa holders to adhere to ‘Australian values’

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Grattan on Friday: when the music stopped, Greens had out-stepped flat-footed Liberals on environment deal

Come dance with me! That was Environment Minister Murray Watt’s invitation to the opposition as he prepared to push through his reforms to the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act.

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Liberals to target international students and skilled migrants in proposed cuts to immigration

The Coalition is preparing to thrash out the design of a policy to significantly reduce immigration places

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Commonwealth Bank boss reveals preferred migration rate

The boss of Australia's biggest bank has nominated a preferred migration rate while appearing before a parliamentary committee. saying a target is appropriate.

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View from The Hill: Hastie refuses to accept that politics, like military service, requires some discipline

Only a few months into her leadership, Sussan Ley is facing an extraordinary insurgency from Liberal frontbenchers.

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Premier ditches privatisations amid political chaos

Embattled Tasmanian Premier Jeremy Rockliff has ruled out selling government businesses and accused the opposition of running a scare campaign.

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Murky waters surround federal salmon farm review

A federal assessment of salmon farming in a marginal federal seat continues despite law changes designed to ensure the future of the industry.

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Tanya Plibersek was rebuked by NSW minister for decision to block $900m goldmine, documents reveal

Courtney Houssos says proposed mine would create 860 jobs over its 15-year life and inject $67m annually into local economy

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Labor’s stalled environmental agenda under pressure from left and right

While the Greens remain hopeful of compromise, the PM has indicated he wants a deal struck with the Coalition

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‘Don’t run away’: Labor urged to collaborate with Greens and crossbenchers on environmental reforms

Support for government’s environmental legislation offered in exchange for protections that deliver ‘immediate, tangible impacts’

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Environment watchdog powers may be weakened to pass parliament, Albanese says

Labor urged not to water down ‘already weak proposal’ but PM confirms he is mulling whether to make new EPA ‘compliance only’ amid battle to pass bill

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