Australian Political Alerts

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In celebration of reaching a new follower milestone, please enjoy this photo of @David_Speers and @MrKRudd

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John Howard: "I don't think Trump should be President"

"I don't think Trump should be president again because he didn't accept the umpire's decision,"

"I didn't like losing the 2007 election to Kevin Rudd…or Bennelong (to former journalist Maxine McKew), and I'm sure Paul Keating didn't like losing the 1996 election to me."

"But we both had to cop it because that's the system, you live by democracy and you have to live by the results,"

https://t.co/Rst6ivIlSV

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FEDERAL LIBERAL PRE-SELECTION CHALLENGERS

Mitchell
Incumbent: Alex Hawke Vs Michael Abrahams

Lindsay
Incumbent: Melissa McIntosh Vs Mark Davies

Farrer
Incumbent: Sussan Ley Vs Jean Haynes

Bradfield
Incumbent: Paul Fletcher Vs Paul Nettelbeck

https://t.co/Mf09GMBCBC

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ABBOTT ON MORRISON GOVT

"You can say that the recent Coalition Federal Government, was in some important respects, a disappointment"

https://t.co/nbvg9MyZFJ

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Federal Parliament rises to acknowledge and pay respects to those who lost their lives in the Hunter Valley crash.

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A close observer of Australian politics, Blair rates Anthony Albanese and Jim Chalmers highly after their first year in office.

"Albanese is doing a really good job of giving a sense of direction and momentum"

@TroyBramston

https://t.co/nD8qIuLOqZ

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'Anthony Albanese told the Labor caucus on Tuesday morning that the party would “likely target” Canning, currently held by Opposition Defence Spokesman Andrew Hastie, and Moore which are both in WA, as well as Sturt in SA.'

https://t.co/FP9H3DwS5e

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“It might have been the prospect of 1000 Australian soldiers on Russia’s border that swayed Putin’s proxies belatedly to allow police and investigators to retrieve the bodies”https://t.co/odlFL2YfJ5

[Paul Karp @Paul_Karp]

In caucus Anthony Albanese noted the workload on house leaders (Tony Burke, Penny Wong) and revealed he will make an announcement later today on "additional duties for assistant ministers" #auspol

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It can be exclusively revealed the NRL is preparing to announce its support for the Voice on Tuesday https://t.co/QTZl7pFtbm

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Ley Leadership Bid?

[News24 Australia @News24Aust]

Sky News Political Editor Andrew Clennell says there are “rumours” Deputy Liberal Leader Sussan Ley would be “interested” in Peter Dutton’s role should he falter.

https://t.co/rwwv7jvFEo

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NEW ANTI-TEAL POLITICAL PARTY:

‘the Dai Le and Frank Carbone Network’

“ We are the anti-Teals – we’re here to help families and people with cost of living pressures,”

https://t.co/hXWoLBlToJ

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The LNP has informed members it has opened nominations for preselection in the Gold Coast seat of Fadden which will go to a by-election following the resignation of Stuart Robert, with local businesswoman Fran Ward seen as the frontrunner.

https://t.co/kKs4wsPInE

[Anthony Albanese @AlboMP]

Good to catch up with my friend former UK Prime Minister @GordonBrown

[Anthony Albanese @AlboMP]

Wonderful to meet with Prime Minister @RishiSunak at Number 10 Downing Street. Our Free Trade Agreement has been finalised – and will bring benefits to business and workers in both our countries. 🇦🇺🇬🇧

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Fadden by-election

[James Massola @jamesmassola]

Another byelection: Stuart Robert, a former federal minister to resign Gold Coast seat after 15 years in federal parliament. Robert is a close ally of Scott Morrison and there has been plenty of internal chatter they could both quit at the same time. https://t.co/ssRzivzWb5

[Malcolm Farnsworth @mfarnsworth]

1983 Federal Election - (5) - Bob Brown, not yet a member of parliament and leader of the anti-Franklin Dam campaign, comments on the election. https://t.co/yNApfZ3G5o

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"Dear Labor government,

I’m breaking up with you, and, yes, this is a little out of left field given we were never in a rock-solid committed relationship but let me explain...

https://t.co/MzQRrTyHV6

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"I don't think we have anything left after that. It'll be up to a new generation to chart a new course because we will have been rejected."

https://t.co/q7xubzzCBA

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Chalmers [said] this decision had been made by the RBA, in consultation with him

But in a letter dated October 7...Lowe made it clear [it] was a decision best made by the Treasurer rather than the independent central bank.

https://t.co/mstU7lBDSV

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Zimmerman on expulsion threat
requiring a senator to vacate their seat if they resigned...would give party executives chilling powers ...I am aware of such threats being made against at least one of my Liberal colleagues during the marriage equality debate https://t.co/ktWkw2ITlM