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Angus Taylor rebukes Andrew Hastie for call for Liberals to be ‘open-minded’ on tax rises and property concessions

The split comes as some MPs raise the prospect of a new conversation about the party’s leadership

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Victorian Liberal who defeated Moira Deeming to be dumped by party over character reference for sex offender

Dinesh Gourisetty has been called a ‘pedophile supporter’ for providing court reference for a friend convicted of sexually assaulting a child

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One Nation renews defection offer to ‘courageous’ Moira Deeming after Victorian Liberal MP dumped from election ticket
By Benita Kolovos Victorian state correspondent

Moderate-backed Dinesh Gourisetty won nomination for upper house seat

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/mar/29/victorian-liberal-party-moira-deeming-preselection

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D-day for Moira Deeming as she faces preselection challenge for Victorian Liberal seat

Party members to determine MP’s political future after Dinesh Gourisetty also nominated for upper house seat

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D-day for Moira Deeming as she faces preselection challenge for Victorian Liberal seat

Party members to determine MP’s political future after Dinesh Gourisetty also nominated for upper house seat

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Back to Back Barries: How the fuel crisis could hurt Albanese
By Presented by Barrie Cassidy and Tony Barry; produced by Daniel Semo and Bertin Huynh; the executive producer is Hannah Parkes

<strong>Barrie Cassidy</strong> and <strong>Tony Barry</strong> go for a deep dive into the South Australian election outcome and what it means for federal politics. They examine what the results tell us about preferences and why the Liberals should be cautious when placing One Nation second on the ballot.

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/audio/2026/mar/28/back-to-back-barries-how-the-fuel-crisis-could-hurt-albanese

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Back to Back Barries: How the fuel crisis could hurt Albanese

Barrie Cassidy and Tony Barry go for a deep dive into the South Australian election outcome and what it all means for federal politics. They also discuss the fuel crisis and whether Australians will soon blame the PM for shortages

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Andrew Hastie open to 25% tax on gas profits and says multinationals have ‘had a really good run’ on Australian wealth

Exclusive: speaking with the Australian Politics podcast, the Liberal frontbencher says a sovereign wealth fund would set Australians up for generations to come

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Pauline Hanson wants to work with Liberals and Nationals to defeat Labor – but rules out official coalition

One Nation leader says voters ‘want to get rid of the Labor party, by all means’ but rejects possibility of formal power-sharing partnership

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South Australia Election 2026 Results

South Australia Election 2026 Results

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Australian voters are frustrated and angry. One Nation’s SA surge sounds an urgent warning for the Liberals and Labor

There is a structural realignment under way, with the Liberal party the early and obvious victim in Saturday’s South Australian state election

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