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Dr Julie Sladden has been a vocal opponent of COVID-19 vaccines — now she's a Liberal candidate in the Tasmanian election. The AMA says it's "untenable", but the premier is backing her.

Victorian MPs can receive gifts of up to $599 without disclosing the payments to taxpayers under a little-known system, raising questions about undue influence and political transparency.

Shadow Treasurer Angus Taylor says personal income tax has increased by a "record" 27 per cent in the first 18 months of the Albanese government.

Sitting MP Ian Goodenough has lost Liberal preselection to former Stirling MP Vince Connelly, marking the second time in a week a Liberal incumbent has failed to become the party's preferred candidate.

The Liberals, Labor and the Greens have started the Tasmanian election campaign in furious agreement — the state has many problems that need solving.

Tasmanians are heading to the polls on March 23. Who are the major players, what are the main issues the election will be fought on, and what else will we be watching out for?

Amidst the parliamentary ping-pong between Labor's hard sell of its tax cuts and the Coalition's alarm at convicted immigrants on the loose, it's become clear all sides are keeping a close eye on another issue that could prove to be a far more powerful vote driver: housing, writes David Speers.

The Nemesis finale had Coalition colleagues and state premiers weighing in on Scott Morrison's prime ministership. We unpacked the third and final episode, with political analysis from Leigh Sales.

Talk of submarines was on the menu for a dinner with French President Emmanuel Macron but Scott Morrison had to tread carefully.

Former prime minister Scott Morrison told Nemesis his comment was manipulated for political gain.

Liberal Senator Andrew Bragg says he thought the Coalition spent too much time focusing on the religious discrimination bill at the start of an election year.

Former Liberal cabinet minister Linda Reynolds has announced she will stand down from politics at the next federal election.

Karen Andrews says Scott Morrison had too few trusted women in his inner political circle.

A Tasmanian state election could be called imminently as an independent MP whose vote props up the minority Liberal government announces he cannot work under "extreme" terms forced upon him by the premier.

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton laughs off Malcolm Turnbull's description of him as a "thug" and accuses him of "retrofitting" a narrative to suit his own purposes.

Senior Liberals lift the lid on the "week of madness" that consumed Malcolm Turnbull's prime ministership and elevated an unexpected contender to the top job.

During the 'week of madness' Russell Broadbent was approached to help support Scott Morrison in the Liberal leadership spill.

The former Liberal MP says an elderly couple from his electorate helped 'crystallise' the importance of the same sex marriage plebiscite.

Malcolm Turnbull and George Brandis told Nemesis persistent tax reform leaks were blamed on the then treasurer Scott Morrison.

Who is the real Malcolm Turnbull? It depends on who you ask.

Speaking with dozens of Coalition insiders during the making of the ABC docuseries Nemesis, one PM provoked the most polarised responses, writes Mark Willacy.

Language warning: Barnaby Joyce still has strong feelings about Malcolm Turnbull's 'bonk ban' press conference.

The former merchant banker and bush accountant enjoyed an unlikely but successful political partnership. That all changed when Malcolm Turnbull strode into his courtyard and denounced Barnaby Joyce in front of the nation over his affair with a staffer, Vikki Campion.

The legal battle between ousted Liberal MP Moira Deeming and Victorian Opposition Leader John Pesutto will proceed to a 10-day Federal Court trial, with the pair represented by two of the nation's leading defamation barristers.

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has given his strongest suggestion the Coalition will vote alongside the government to pass revised tax cuts to benefit lower and middle income workers — but he has left a final decision for when parliament sits next week.