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Dodgy donations, desperate denials in Liberals probe

The first week of an explosive inquiry investigating potential corrupt conduct in the Liberal Party has shown how factionalism thrives behind closed doors.

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Conservative Liberal lobbyist labels co-founder ‘dodgy’

A member of a conservative Liberal faction has told a corruption probe he believes he got the idea to create a fake invoice from his "dodgy" co-founder.

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Audit shows fundraising is ‘ridgy didge’: One Nation

Pauline Hanson has brought in an auditor in a bid to prove a massive fundraising blitz was legitimate after Labor attempted to cast doubt on the cash influx.

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Students and hire staff pay for Labor election pledges

Labor reveals how it would balance the federal budget with its election promises as a global agency warns government spending could trigger a credit downgrade.

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Palmer pledges big biscuits for Patriots election blitz

Billionaire Clive Palmer has munched on a favourite Australian snack while expounding on his new party's Trump-style policies and promising to spend big on ads.

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Climate 200-backed candidates edging out incumbents

Momentum is building for Climate 200-backed independents as they claw away at major party margins and have a strong chance of being elected at the federal poll.

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Political truth laws get tick, AI threat to poll pruned

Labor is being criticised for being hypocritical over truth in political advertising laws, after supporting the action despite icing progress on the reform.

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Independents seize on ‘unfair’ deal to boost campaign

David Pocock is going on tour to visit other independent candidates challenging major party MPs after electoral changes he brands as unfair were rammed through.

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Mystery money for MPs shines light on ‘dark’ donations

Independents want greater transparency into who is bankrolling political parties, with the origins of almost half of donations a mystery.

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Biden slams US Supreme Court at star-studded fundraiser

Hollywood celebrities George Clooney and Julia Roberts were among the guests at a fundraiser for Joe Biden that raised $42 million for his re-election campaign.

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‘Dirty’ donations deal could hurt Greens, independents

Greens leader Adam Bandt has addressed his party's national conference, warning of a deal designed to try and keep major parties in power.

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