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Tony Abbott facing more damaging leaks – politics live The latest Newspoll records a small bounce for the Coalition, but the prime minister continues to battle leaks and infighting. The House sits and estimates hearings continue. All the developments from Canberra, live  Tony Abbott brushes off leak attacking influence of Peta Credlin and Brian Loughnane Two letters from Liberal party treasurer Philip Higginson say the relationship is sabotaging internal communication and the party is beset by ‘sheer vitriol’  Coalition recovers ground in latest poll, but still trails Labor by wide margin Opposition leads 53% to 47% on two-party-preferred basis despite government restoring its position since previous disastrous poll  Create homeland security department to coordinate agencies, suggests report Appointing minister for homeland security would free up attorney general to focus on citizen’s rights in counter-terrorism law reform, say senior bureaucrats
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Q&A panel shows why we can't move beyond the basic questions in domestic violence | Amy Gray Instead of capitalising on their expertise in family violence, Rosie Batty and Natasha Stott Despoja were used on a Q&A special to interpret and validate men
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New security measures warrant careful consideration by Labor, Bill Shorten says – video Labour leader Bill Shorten says the Abbott government's new batch of national security laws warrant his party's careful consideration
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