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While Tony Abbott was busy romancing the Liberal party base, voters moved on The PM has found himself in a classic bind: if he can’t hold the party behind him, he’s finished. But he won’t win the next election by having a closed conversation  Turning back the boats is a moral and legal failure, say academics Researchers says policy is damaging Australia’s reputation, there is no evidence it has saved lives and that the risk of deaths at sea remains  Glenn Lazarus quits Palmer United party Queensland senator will now serve as an independent, further weakening the PUP’s voting power  Department head expected to leave his post after asking for special hearing Agriculture secretary Paul Grimes expected to leave his job on Friday after an unexpected absence following a Senate committee hearing he requested about Hansard controversy
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Slime tourism on the Great Barrier Reef: our future thanks to QLD's government | Graham Readfearn Dumping dredged soil on land instead of water is not ‘protecting’ the Great Barrier Reef. The suggestion is an insult to our intelligence
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Turnback: PM's out-of-body experience as an asylum-seeker – video A short film which portrays an Australian prime minister having an out-of-body experience as an asylum seeker
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