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Neo-Nazi group told by AEC it can’t become a political party while it hides identities of members

White Australia group says it does not want to ‘doxx’ members as it challenges designation as banned hate group

The Guardian - AU

Returning to the centre may be the only way the walking dead Liberals can rise again

After the weekend defections to One Nation, and with more possibly to come, the task for remaining party loyalists is to regroup and reorient

The Guardian - AU

Labor defends budget tax changes despite critical polls

Labor insists it's taking the right approach to tax reform despite a majority of Australians saying the latest budget will leave them worse off.

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'Paddock of despair': MP blasts One Nation defectors

Two former Liberals have jumped ship to Pauline Hanson's One Nation as the right-wing party cannibalises the coalition's vote.

AAP

How housing became a generational budget battleground

Pitting investors against first home buyers in the name of intergenerational equity, Labor's fifth budget aims to address young people's housing struggles.

AAP

Trump’s ratings slide further, but gerrymanders will help Republicans at midterm elections

US President Donald Trump’s ratings have slid further to a new record low. But two recent court decisions will assist Republicans in using gerrymandering to avoid losing their majority in the House of Representatives.

The Conversation

Coalition to link immigration limits to new builds as Taylor says ‘migration has run miles ahead of housing’

Opposition leader to unveil plan to dramatically cut number of migrants in budget reply speech on Thursday

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'A problem for us': coalition reveals One Nation fears

The Liberal and National parties aren't seen as parties of conviction, the opposition leader says after One Nation's historic victory in a by-election.

AAP

Body ‘in decomposed state’ believed to be Julian Ingram – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Morning Mail: Iranian politician’s Australian links revealed; how One Nation won in Farrer; the mystery of ‘gaping’ whales

Australia’s handling of Iran sanctions in spotlight; voter shifts to One Nation seen across Farrer; research sheds new light on whale behaviour

The Guardian - AU

How One Nation won in Farrer: the maps that show the big swings across the seat

The swing played out throughout the electorate – even in places like Albury – although the gains were largest in rural areas

The Guardian - AU

One Nation’s Farrer win is just the latest example of regional NSW voters putting a stick in the eye of the major parties

Before independents reshaped urban politics, country electorates in the state had long elected outsiders and defectors

The Guardian - AU

Budget to include extra $2bn for infrastructure – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Nationals MP Colin Boyce says he’s considering move to One Nation after ‘wake-up call’ in Farrer byelection

Exclusive: Queensland MP says ‘I think everybody should be thinking about their political future’ after devastating result for Coalition

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Australia's Trump-aligned populists vow to fight mass migration after winning first lower house seat

Australia's right-wing populist One Nation party secured its first lower house seat, vowing to end mass migration and lower the cost of living. This victory, though not impacting the Prime Minister's majority, marks a significant advance for the party, which is polling strongly and whose leader has high approval ratings.

The Guardian - AU

The scale of the Coalition’s loss in the Farrer byelection can’t be overstated

The politics of anxiety and grievance harnessed by One Nation are a formidable force. Angus Taylor needs to, in his own words, ‘change or die’

AAP

'A tough ask': coalition braces for by-election defeat

The coalition's grip on the seat of Farrer could be over after more than 70 years, with One Nation and an independent in the box seat for a crucial by-election.

AAP

Hanson backflips to support volunteer in pre-poll clash

Video has emerged of an altercation between a Liberal senator and a One Nation volunteer at a Farrer pre-poll station.

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The Guardian - AU

Morning Mail: ‘White shirt guy’ plans to sue police, households count rate cost, tennis boycott threat

Derek Jones says his treatment at Sydney anti-Herzog protest was ‘absolutely mad’; RBA hike threatens tough economic outlook

AAP

Pauline Hanson is considering a shock political move

Right-wing Senator Pauline Hanson has warned her opponents not to underestimate her as she mulls over making a big call on her political career.

The Conversation

View from The Hill: Would Pauline Hanson really risk a tilt at the lower house?

As high poll numbers are increasingly emboldening One Nation, Pauline Hanson now says she might seek to move to the House of Representatives.

The Guardian - AU

Morning Mail: Labor ranks uneasy over Albanese’s approach; RBA mulls rate rise; saving an imperilled dragon

Labor insiders question government’s mission; interest rates set for another bump; and bringing a lizard back from the brink

The Guardian - AU

The Coalition is nailing its own coffin shut in Farrer. It should have had the courage to put One Nation last

By directing preferences to Pauline Hanson’s party, the Coalition may deliver One Nation its first election win in the lower house

The Guardian - AU

‘Dave is for Dave’: One Nation may gain its first elected MP in Farrer but would he survive in Hanson’s orbit?

David Farley is not your typical One Nation candidate – restrained on migration and conscious of climate. But history beckons in Saturday’s byelection

AAP

Farrer fight: coalition battles to fend off One Nation

A by-election prompted by Sussan Ley's retirement could provide clues about how One Nation's political resurgence is redrawing Australia's electoral map.

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