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Queensland election: Pitt to be nominated for speaker, Trad for Treasurer
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The Queensland Premier makes substantial changes to her Cabinet, including nominating Treasurer Curtis Pitt as Speaker and Deputy Premier Jackie Trad as the new Treasurer.
Topics: elections, government-and-politics, state-parliament, parliament, political-parties, alp, liberal-national-party-queensland, one-nation, minor-parties, greens, qld, brisbane-4000, australia
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'Who's next?': Annastacia Palaszczuk vows to defeat the LNP again
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Barely two hours after becoming Premier-elect, Annastacia Palaszczuk was already engaging in mind-games with her political foes, currently down in the dumps without a party leader.
Topics: elections, government-and-politics, state-parliament, parliament, political-parties, alp, liberal-national-party-queensland, one-nation, minor-parties, greens, qld, brisbane-4000, australia
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Why Tim Nicholls couldn't convince Queenslanders to vote for him Analysis
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On the campaign trail Tim Nicholls was affable, approachable and comfortable with almost anyone. But in the harsh world of politics, it became clear before the election that he wouldn't become premier, writes Chris O'Brien.
Topics: elections, government-and-politics, state-parliament, parliament, political-parties, alp, liberal-national-party-queensland, one-nation, minor-parties, greens, qld, brisbane-4000, australia
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Annastacia Palaszczuk says her new Cabinet will be sworn in on Tuesday Video
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Annastacia Palaszczuk's new government will be sworn in next Tuesday, after the Labor leader secured victory in the Queensland election.
Topics: elections, government-and-politics, state-parliament, parliament, political-parties, alp, qld
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'I'm extremely humbled': Palaszczuk to form majority Labor government
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Annastacia Palaszczuk's new government will be sworn in next Tuesday, with the beaming Premier-elect vowing to focus on generating jobs and boosting health and education in her next term in office.
Topics: elections, government-and-politics, state-parliament, parliament, political-parties, alp, liberal-national-party-queensland, one-nation, minor-parties, greens, brisbane-4000, qld, australia
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Sam Dastyari faces referral to powerful privileges committee
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The Turnbull Government wants Labor senator Sam Dastyari hauled before a Senate inquiry, while Bill Shorten raises alarm on "China-phobia".
Topics: alp, government-and-politics, federal-government, foreign-affairs, world-politics, federal-parliament, political-parties, australia, china
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Lateline presenters Maxine McKew, Kerry O'Brien, Leigh Sales and Emma Alberici image
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Contenders line up to replace Tim Nicholls
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Rising LNP star Deb Frecklington and John-Paul Langbroek have already started making their pitches for the party's leadership, hours after Tim Nicholls conceded defeat in the election and stepped down from the top job.
Topics: elections, government-and-politics, alp, political-parties, one-nation, liberal-national-party-queensland, minor-parties, greens, parliament, state-parliament, brisbane-4000, qld, australia
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Queensland on the cusp of an election result
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Annastacia Palaszczuk could make a visit to Queensland's Governor today as the Electoral Commission officially declares the results in the last handful of seats, 13 days after voters went to the polls.
Topics: political-parties, government-and-politics, elections, brisbane-4000, qld, australia
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Government's new charity commissioner 'will silence the sector'
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An outspoken critic of advocacy within the charity sector is appointed as the Federal Government's new charities commissioner, as the head of the Australian Charities and Not-For-Profits Commission, a powerful role which allows him to decide on charity registration, regulation and investigation.
Topics: government-and-politics, federal-government, non-governmental-organisations, charities-and-community-organisations, charities, community-and-society, alp, political-parties, liberals, parliament-house-2600, act, australia
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Lambie looming large over Tasmanian election, as Liberals, Labor neck and neck
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The Liberal Government is facing a disaster at next year's Tasmanian election and Jacqui Lambie is partly to blame, according to political analysts.
Topics: political-parties, government-and-politics, tas
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Sick of the citizenship scandal now? Wait for 2018 Analysis
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2017 has been the year of dual citizens emerging in the ranks of Federal Parliament, but the crisis looks set to drag into 2018 too, writes Ashlynne McGhee.
Topics: government-and-politics, federal-government, federal-parliament, constitution, political-parties, alp, liberals, australia
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Fresh from by-election win, Joyce slides back into Parliament
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Barnaby Joyce is resurrected from the political ashes, sweeping back into Parliament and restoring the Government's working majority in the Lower House.
Topics: government-and-politics, political-parties, nationals, australia, tamworth-2340, nsw
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Labor's 'nightmare in the north' could be repeated if Batman by-election called Analysis
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Federal MP David Feeney and the Labor Party face an uphill battle against the Greens in the Melbourne seat of Batman if a by-election is needed to resolve his citizenship woes, state political report Richard Willingham writes.
Topics: government-and-politics, alp, political-parties, elections, federal---state-issues, federal-government, parliament, federal-parliament, states-and-territories, melbourne-3000, preston-3072, thornbury-3071, northcote-3070
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'Harassed and creeped out': Labor candidate accused of inappropriate behaviour
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A Tasmanian Labor candidate pulls out of the race for the Hobart-based seat of Denison at next year's state election amid allegations of inappropriate behaviour outlined in a Facebook post.
Topics: political-parties, government-and-politics, social-media, law-crime-and-justice, hobart-7000
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Turnbull to ban foreign donations, force agents to declare international links
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Foreign political donations will be banned and individuals trying to influence Australian politics on behalf of another nation will be forced to declare who they're working for, under new legislation introduced by the Government.
Topics: government-and-politics, security-intelligence, foreign-affairs, corruption, world-politics, federal-parliament, political-parties, australia, china, russian-federation
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Labor wants Pyne's seat scrapped in redistribution
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The major parties are targeting each other's South Australian seats for abolition in the upcoming redistribution of seats in the state as the Lower House increases to 151 seats.
Topics: government-and-politics, political-parties, liberals, elections, federal-elections, electoral-system, australia
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Former Catalan vice president denied bail by Spanish court
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Former Catalonia vice president Oriol Junqueras and three other pro-independence leaders faced with charges of sedition have been refused bail by Spain's Supreme Court, while six other leaders have been released from custody.
Topics: elections, federal-elections, law-crime-and-justice, world-politics, political-parties, government-and-politics, referendums, spain
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Foreign spies and donations crackdown long overdue Analysis
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Measures targeting spies and banning foreign donations will be unveiled in Federal Parliament this week, and not a moment too soon according to Australia's leading national security figures.
Topics: government-and-politics, political-parties, security-intelligence, defence-and-national-security, australia
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'Will you marry me?': Proposal follows SSM bill in the House of Reps
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Tim Wilson proposes to his long-term partner Ryan Bolger in the House of Representatives, shortly after the same-sex marriage bill is introduced to the Lower House.
Topics: government-and-politics, federal-parliament, federal-government, marriage, gays-and-lesbians, political-parties, sexuality, australia
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'Tim's had his run': Nicholls will struggle to hold job, colleague says
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Members of the LNP are publicly assessing Tim Nicholls' leadership and questioning the long-term viability of opposing asset sales, as Queensland's post-election political limbo continues.
Topics: political-parties, government-and-politics, elections, states-and-territories, brisbane-4000, qld, australia
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Michael Flynn pleads guilty to lying to FBI in Russia probe
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The former US national security adviser pleads guilty under a plea deal, amid reports he is ready to testify that Donald Trump directed him to make contact with the Russians.
Topics: donald-trump, political-parties, crime, united-states
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