Former Labor Party member and union boss Brendan Nelson has been elected Liberal Party leader this afternoon in Canberra, 45 votes to 42. Western Australian Julie Bishop has been elected as his deput, writes Christian Kerr.
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Crikey’s Spring Carnival form guide: Turnbull Stakes day
After the relative certainty of Geelong’s triumph last weekend, it’s reassuring to know that those of us addicted to the culture of prediction are about to be lurched back into some serious head scratching, thanks to Melbourne’s Spring Racing Carnival.
Where does Janet Albrechtsen’s husband fit in?
Andrew Bolt joined Glenn Milne in the Costello camp three months ago, but it was the switch of The Australian’s Janet Albrechtsen last Friday which will go down in history as one of the most impactful columns of all time.
