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State Politics

Turnbull urged to present his head as a 'Christmas gift'

The Deputy Premier of NSW has stuck his neck out to get Turnbull's head.

Mayne: major parties ram through another $70 billion in pokies losses

Extraordinary scene in Victorian Parliament as the pokies lobby had another win.

Fate of Pine Gap protesters could set an ugly precedent for free speech

The upcoming sentencing of Pine Gap protesters found guilty under harsh defence laws will signal our commitment to disproportionately penalising dissent, no matter how peaceful.

Stolen wages: reparation schemes continue to under-compensate and ignore victims

With Queensland's scheme for returning stolen wages to Indigenous workers set to wrap up shortly, victims are still being forgotten or under-compensated.

Turnbull's $90 billion National Shipbuilding Plan has a recruitment problem

The "nation building" project intends to be a major boost to heavy industry and could see significant economic shifts. With so much at stake, what could possibly go wrong?

Turnbull rattled over One Nation's pull on conservatives

Conservative divisions between mainstream moderates and the far right fringe were on display in Queensland and are set to make Malcolm Turnbull's life even worse.

Strange bedfellows: Liberal voters won Northcote for the Greens

Without a candidate of their own, Liberal voters turned up to contribute to the Greens swing in Northcote writes Charles Richardson.

Rundle: Greens machine will roll on if Labor doesn't pull its finger out

The Greens victory in Melbourne's inner north is in part due to a new fixie-riding, Netflix-watching middle class, and Labor's failure to appreciate shifting demographics.

Poll Bludger: One Nation slips in Qld, but we've been surprised before

A late poll puts One Nation in an uphill battle to gain the power balance in Queensland Parliament, but Pauline Hanson's guerrilla campaign may still have some upsets planned