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Australia news live: hybrid car sales rev up as buyers steer away from petrol; fifth Iranian football player flies out despite asylum offer
By Nick Visser

New AAA data<strong> </strong>shows petrol vehicles fell to a record quarterly low of 66.3% of sales. Follow today’s news live

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Australia news live: hybrid car sales hit record high as buyers steer away from petrol; man shot dead in Sydney unit

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Australia news live: hybrid car sales hit record high as buyers steer away from petrol; man shot dead in Sydney unit

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Dab some coal dust on your face and put on your hi-vis, it’s time to manifest hyper-Australia!

We may never know what Matt Canavan is talking about

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Matt Canavan has promised me a hyper Australia. I’m ready to chug red cordial and get on board

I’m prepared to have more Australian babies, feed them from more Australian barbecues and choke their atmosphere with more Australian fossil fuels so they can grow up experiencing more Australian bushfires

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Matt Canavan elected new Nationals leader and calls for ‘more Australian babies, more Australian everything’ https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/mar/11/matt-canavan-new-leader-nationals-national-party-australia #NationalParty #AustralianPolitics #AustraliaNews
Matt Canavan elected new leader of the National party

The Queensland senator replaces David Littleproud, who announced his shock resignation from the Nationals on Tuesday

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New leaders in the #LiberalParty, new leaders in the #NationalParty - no new ideas in either party. #auspol
Australia politics live: two more Iranian reportedly seek asylum; NSW hospitals see record emergency attendances

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Nationals to Challenge Liberals in Farrer By-election Following Sussan Ley's Resignation

The National Party says it will compete against the Liberal Party in the Farrer by-election. This happens after Sussan Ley quit politics.

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Nationals Will Fight Liberal Party for Farrer Seat

The National Party says it will compete against the Liberal Party in the Farrer by-election. This happens after Sussan Ley quit politics.

The National Party has decided to run a candidate in the Farrer by-election. This seat was held by Sussan Ley, who resigned after losing the Liberal Party leadership. The election will be a key test for the new Liberal leader.

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Nationals Will Fight Liberal Party for Farrer Seat

The National Party says it will compete against the Liberal Party in the Farrer by-election. This happens after Sussan Ley quit politics.