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Taylor declares One Nation ‘not fit to govern’ as Coalition confronts polling squeeze
The Opposition Leader has intensified his attack on Pauline Hanson’s party, rejected recent remarks attributed to Senator Malcolm Roberts and declined to say whether he would counsel Liberal Senator Alex Antic. The Leader of the Opposition, the Hon Angus Taylor MP, has sharpened the Coalition’s confrontation with Pauline Hanson’s One Nation, declaring the ascendant minor…
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Andy Burnham promises a ‘circuit breaker for Britain’ in first address as Prime Minister
Britain’s new Labour Prime Minister has used his first Downing Street address to promise immediate cost-of-living relief, a 10-year national plan, stronger public control of essential services and an extensive transfer of power from Westminster. LONDON | 20 July 2026 The Right Honourable Andrew Burnham MP — universally known as Andy Burnham — has become…
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‘Surely the Governor-General should have asked’: Paul Kelly revisits Morrison’s secret ministries
In remarks at The Australian National University, Paul Kelly questioned former governor-general David Hurley’s handling of Scott Morrison’s appointment to multiple ministries and delivered a series of candid judgements on Malcolm Turnbull, Tony Abbott, Bill Shorten and Anthony Albanese. Veteran political journalist Paul Kelly has questioned why then governor-general David Hurley did not establish whether…