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Angus Taylor and Jane Hume at post spill presser in Parliament House

Post-spill views of new Liberal leadership team Angus Taylor and Jane Hume. #auspol

Sussan Ley post leadership spill press conference

View at the Sussan Ley post #Libspill press conference #auspol

#BREAKING Sussan Ley to retire "comprehensively" from politics. By-election in Farrer #auspol

#BREAKING: Senator Jane Hume has won the race for Deputy Liberal Leader. She beat Ted O'Brien, Dan Tehan and Melissa Price #auspol

#BREAKING: Angus Taylor has defeated Sussan Ley in the Liberal leadership ballot 34-17 #auspol

NEW: Its on for tomorrow. The urgent partyroom meeting to sort out the Liberal leadership will be held at 9am Friday #auspol #libspill

Lessons from political cartooning After being diagnosed with an inoperable glioblastoma, The Saturday Paper’s editorial cartoonist took time to consider what really matters – and it is not politics.

Very sad news about Jon Kudelka.

He wrote this last year about what really matters.

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What the Coalition's implosion means for #QT.

As there are 28 Libs in House & 28 cross-benchers, there will be alternating questions between the Libs & cross-benchers - after the first one from the Libs - for the first 8 questions. Then a 2nd set of 8 questions starting with cross-benchers #auspol

PM Albanese likens the (currently former) Coalition to relationships on #MAFS.

"You know they're going to end badly. You know there's going to be cheating involved. They're going to be not truthful to each other." #auspol

Barnaby Joyce tells Sky News the next One Nation recruit will be announced in "less than 24 hours." Will only say it is not LNP federal member Colin Boyce #auspol

Exclusive: Larissa Waters on the Greens’ pitch to Labor In an interview with The Saturday Paper, the leader of the Australian Greens outlines her vision for the party as a ‘happy outcome’ of the split between the Liberal and National parties.

Exclusive: While the Coalition implodes, the path to getting stuff done in Parliament firms in the other direction. My interview with Larissa Waters #auspol www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/politic... via @thesaturdaypaper.com.au

Statement from Liberal backbencher Andrew Hastie. He states he does not have the support needed to become Liberal leader and won't be contesting when parliament returns next week.

Statement from Liberal backbencher Andrew Hastie. He states he does not have the support needed to become Liberal leader.

New: Statement from Liberal backbencher Andrew Hastie.

Hastie states he does not have the support needed to become Liberal leader and he won't be challenging Sussan Ley when parliament returns next week.

Over to you Angus Taylor #auspol

Screenshot of an opinion piece by Aaron Patrick titled "Why I wouldn't marry Sussan Ley"

Imagine having the opportunity to write and publish insightful, worthy words about the crisis in conservative politics in Australia and instead you serve up this heavily gendered bile instead.

Screenshot of BOM advisory shooting it is 42.2c and will soon be 43c

Still not quite at the afternoon heat peak here in Canberra. #heatwave

Breaking: It's on for the Nats.

LNP Nats member for Flynn Colin Boyce tells Sky News he going to move a spill motion for leadership of the Nats. #auspol

‘Rich dummy’: How the AUKUS deal is set to fail Defence experts say while Australia keeps meeting downpayments on the promised Virginia-class nuclear submarines, it is getting nothing in return for a deal that shows signs of failure on several fron...

In last week's AUKUS yarn, the SatPaper had Greg Moriarty as a front runner for Washington due to his "rare unblemished record on public assessments of the US president." #auspol

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PM Albanese announces on #Insiders that the Secretary of the Department of Defence Greg Moriarty will be the next Australian Ambassador to Washington. #auspol

Exclusive: Libs brace for Price’s defection to One Nation As Barnaby Joyce announces he will run for One Nation, Liberals are preparing for further defections to the far-right party.

I am very sad to hear of the death of Nationals elder Ron Boswell. I spoke to him so recently regarding how the Coalition should handle One Nation. Wise words www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/politic... via @thesaturdaypaper.com.au

Full list: what Albanese has legislated this term A survey of Labor’s legislative achievements in 2025 testifies to Anthony Albanese’s methodical approach but not to his extraordinary mandate.

A handy guide to how the minority senate is working. Labor is mostly working with the Greens and the word is: “It’s a case study in attacking the low-hanging fruit, with a few notable exceptions ... This isn’t big reform." www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/politic... via @thesaturdaypaper.com.au

Portrait unveiling for former PM Malcolm Turnbull at Parliament house

The portrait unveiling for former Liberal PM Malcolm Turnbull at Parliament House. Current PM Anthony Albanese helped do the honours #Auspol

Exclusive: Murray Watt has revealed a clear preference for working with the Coalition over urgent environment law reform #epbc #auspol www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/politic... via @thesaturdaypaper.com.au

Exclusive: Environment Minister Murray Watt wants to seize a window of opportunity to work with Opposition Leader Sussan Ley for a deal by the end of the year. environment law reform #auspol #nature #epbc www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/politic... via @thesaturdaypaper.com.au

Far bigger in scale than the mission to get the teal seats back, embracing cultural diversity particularly the Chinese diaspora holds the key to the Coalition forming gov't again.

That makes the PM's China trip so interesting.
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Class of 2025: Part II The prime minister’s ambition to leave office at a time of his own choosing is buttressed by a historically large Left-leaning caucus committed to the Labor agenda.

And here are the new
MPs and Senators in the ALP's first Left-majority caucus - part 2 #ausvotes www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/politic... via @thesaturdaypaper.com.au

Exclusive: Labor has first Left-majority caucus A survey of new members and senators shows Labor’s caucus has a Left majority for the first time since national groupings were introduced – and details their home ownership, education and previous car...

Just ahead of the return of parliament, here are the new
MPs and Senators in the ALP's first Left-majority caucus - part 1 #auspol www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/politic... via @thesaturdaypaper.com.au

Hard frozen pants die to Canberra frost

Hard frozen pants #Canberra #handwashing

Exclusive: Labor has first Left-majority caucus A survey of new members and senators shows Labor’s caucus has a Left majority for the first time since national groupings were introduced – and details their home ownership, education and previous car...

Meet the new members and senators of Labor’s caucus which has a Left majority for the first time since national groupings were introduced #auspol
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Picture of a blossom in June

Hello blossom.

“He doesn’t have a political threat in the parliament, apart from the old Winston Churchill line of ‘those that are sitting behind him’.” #auspol

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Statement from the NACC on the settlement between Brittany Higgins and the commonwealth

#Breaking: After an "extensive preliminary investigation," the NACC finds no corruption issue with the settlement between Brittany Higgins and the Commonwealth #auspol