Australia votes
‘Game of musical chairs’: Key suburban seats in focus as AEC reshuffles boundaries
Sydney and Melbourne will each lose an electorate, and Western Australia will gain one, before the next federal election, in a reshuffle that might put some independent MPs at risk.
- by Angus Thompson
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One less regional electorate, one more for Perth in voting district shake-up
Moore and North West Central will be merged into one electorate to be called Mid West, while in Perth’s south, the Oakford electorate will take in several suburbs including Anketell, Aubin Grove, Banjup and Forrestdale.
- by Daile Cross
Opinion
Political donations
Don’t let the political duopoly block the little guys
On the face of it, reforming the rules governing political donations sounds good. But be careful what you wish for.
- by Ross Gittins
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Government grants
A centre never built and a hospital that missed out: the Coalition’s ‘unusual’ $20b research fund
The Medical Research Future Fund is supposed to back cutting-edge research. Insiders claim its ‘unusual’ structure allows the health minister to hold too much sway.
- by Liam Mannix
Opinion
Opinion
A quiet push to increase the number of MPs could backfire on Labor
A simple measure intended to match population growth could the transform the balance of power.
- by George Brandis
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Political donations
Major overhaul looms to keep big money out of politics
Transparency campaigners say an overhaul of campaign finance laws is overdue and would level the playing field before the next federal election, due to be held in or before 2025.
- by Paul Sakkal
Bill Shorten staffer turned Bachelor star pens tell-all memoir
News of an upcoming memoir from Alisha Aitken-Radburn, who swapped the then-opposition leader’s office for reality TV, has made a few former Labor staffers antsy.
- by Kishor Napier-Raman and Noel Towell
Fifth time lucky, Neal granted spot on Amnesty International board
The former MP best known for “the incident at Iguana Joe’s” was elected during a heated nine-hour AGM on Saturday.
- by Kishor Napier-Raman and David Estcourt
Staff cuts underscore GetUp’s slide into irrelevance
The progressive activist group has seen far better days.
- by Kishor Napier-Raman
Charlie Teo’s celebrity speaker profile surgically removed from web
The controversial doctor has joined one celebrity speakers’ bureau, selling the embattled surgeon to the world. But a profile with a rival firm has quietly disappeared.
- by Kishor Napier-Raman and Noel Towell
Business titan leaves behind footy and finance for European holiday
Well-connected former PwC boss Luke Sayers is off for a spot of summer in Europe, as his former firm and current footy club both struggle.
- by Kishor Napier-Raman and Noel Towell