I am very sad to hear of the death of Nationals elder Ron Boswell. I spoke to him so recently regarding how the Coalition should handle One Nation. Wise words www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/politic... via @thesaturdaypaper.com.au

A handy guide to how the minority senate is working. Labor is mostly working with the Greens and the word is: “It’s a case study in attacking the low-hanging fruit, with a few notable exceptions ... This isn’t big reform." www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/politic... via @thesaturdaypaper.com.au

The portrait unveiling for former Liberal PM Malcolm Turnbull at Parliament House. Current PM Anthony Albanese helped do the honours #Auspol

Exclusive: Murray Watt has revealed a clear preference for working with the Coalition over urgent environment law reform #epbc #auspol www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/politic... via @thesaturdaypaper.com.au

Exclusive: Environment Minister Murray Watt wants to seize a window of opportunity to work with Opposition Leader Sussan Ley for a deal by the end of the year. environment law reform #auspol #nature #epbc www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/politic... via @thesaturdaypaper.com.au

Far bigger in scale than the mission to get the teal seats back, embracing cultural diversity particularly the Chinese diaspora holds the key to the Coalition forming gov't again. That makes the PM's China trip so interesting. www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/politic... via @thesaturdaypaper.com.au

And here are the new MPs and Senators in the ALP's first Left-majority caucus - part 2 #ausvotes www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/politic... via @thesaturdaypaper.com.au

Just ahead of the return of parliament, here are the new MPs and Senators in the ALP's first Left-majority caucus - part 1 #auspol www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/politic... via @thesaturdaypaper.com.au

Hard frozen pants #Canberra #handwashing

Meet the new members and senators of Labor’s caucus which has a Left majority for the first time since national groupings were introduced #auspol www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/politic... via @thesaturdaypaper.com.au

Hello blossom.

“He doesn’t have a political threat in the parliament, apart from the old Winston Churchill line of ‘those that are sitting behind him’.” #auspol www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/politic... via @thesaturdaypaper.com.au

#Breaking: After an "extensive preliminary investigation," the NACC finds no corruption issue with the settlement between Brittany Higgins and the Commonwealth #auspol

RIP Brian Wilson 🎹 www.nytimes.com/2025/06/11/a...

#BREAKING: Pay rise by 2.4% for public offices in the jurisdiction of Remuneration Tribunal, including MPs. It applies from 1 July and is based on economic conditions and other matters.

#Breaking: PM Albanese has announced the appointment of Steven Kennedy to replace Glyn Davis as Secretary of the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet. Jenny Wilkinson shifts from Finance to become Treasury Secretary, the first woman to be appointed to the role. #auspol #NPC

Woken to a dusting of mountain snow #Canberra #snow #June

Exclusive: The Administrative Review Tribunal is struggling with a huge caseload and delays built up from visa decisions by the Morrison government to “fling open the borders after Covid”. www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/law-cri... via @thesaturdaypaper.com.au

The AEC recount for #Bradfield has been finalised in favour of Independent candidate Nicolette Boele. She bests Gisele Kapterian by 26 votes #auspol #ausvotes

The Liberal leader talks to The Saturday Paper as the Ley era begins. Not a common occurrence #auspol www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/politic... via @thesaturdaypaper.com.au

#BREAKING After a partial recount by the AEC for the seat of #Goldstein, Liberal Tim Wilson has won by 175 votes. Independent Zoe Daniel has conceded to Wilson, and thanked the AEC, voters and volunteers but also said: "This is not the end. It’s not even the end of the beginning." #auspol

Not over yet in the full recount, but ONE vote between Kapterian and Boele at the moment. #Bradfield #ausvotes #auspol

The ABC is calling the outer Melbourne seat of #Calwell for Labor's Basem Abdo after a complex preference count, so that's 94 seats for the Albanese government in the House of Reps. Independent Carly Moore came in second #auspol #ausvotes

A senior Liberal figure tells The Saturday Paper: “Everybody in the National Party hates the LNP because, in their eyes, they think the LNP are basically a bunch of transvestite Nats who’ve had a Liberal sex change.” #auspol www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/politic... via @thesaturdaypaper.com.au

New! Parliament to resume on July 22. #auspol Fresh sitting calendar for 2025 post the May 3 election 👇🏻

#BREAKING Australia's cash rate cut to lowest level since May 2023. RBA cuts the rate by 0.25% to 3.85% RBA says the outlook remains uncertain. "World trade policy is changing rapidly, thereby making the central forecasts subject to considerable uncertainty." #auspol

Election analyst Ben Raue and ABC chief election analyst Antony Green have also called Boele the provisional winner #auspol

Sky News calling Bradfield "for now" for independent Nicolette Boele. She is currently 40 votes ahead of Liberal Gisele Kapterian. Likely automatic recount at this stage #auspol

Spoke with @kjbar.bsky.social earlier this week about Sussan Ley's leadership ascension: “I think it was always a poisoned chalice for whoever took it, but I think Ley is facing that added gender element as well.” #AusPol #Liberals

Julie Bishop has passed on her “warmest congratulations” to Sussan Ley on her election as federal Liberal leader. #auspol www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/2025/05/17/c... via @thesaturdaypaper.com.au

A female Liberal figure told the Saturday Paper this week that members of the Big Swinging Dicks Club still “absolutely exist”. #auspol www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/2025/05/17/c... via @thesaturdaypaper.com.au

#BREAKING Larissa Waters has been elected by the Greens partyroom to replace Adam Bandt as leader #auspol

#Breaking Ted O'Brien has been elected by the party room to be deputy Liberal leader #auspol

#Breaking Sussan Ley elected by her party to be federal leader of the Liberal Party. #auspol

I did an interview with Barnaby Joyce back in 2021 for the Canberra Times. where he tipped his allies Matt Canavan and Bridget McKenzie as future Nationals leaders. #auspol "You’ve got a whole suite of people who could be the next leader,” Joyce said. “They’ve all been blooded."

Sussan Ley statement on running for leader of the federal Liberal party: "We need to listen and we need to change." #ausvotes #auspol

Dan Tehan statement: The Liberal frontbencher is not running for a leadership position #ausvotes #auspol

A Liberal MP tells the SatPaper that the #ausvotes result highlights that you "shouldn’t let Peta Credlin and Tony Abbott run your campaign." Also "choosing to run without proper policy development reflects arrogance." www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/2025/05... via @thesaturdaypaper.com.au

BREAKING: The ABC's Antony Green at 8:40pm calls Peter Dutton, the opposition leader, as losing his seat. #ausvotes

The ABC's Antony Green at 8:25pm says he can’t see how Liberals can win: “This could be a be a big win, but it is certainly a win.” ABC ticker says "LABOR WINS GOVERNMENT." #ausvotes

Big reshuffles will happen, whatever the result, & there is a certain circling of the leaders. Are we on the cusp of generational reform? Or will loyalty & factions get in the way? Top agenda item for next week. #ausvotes www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/politic... via @thesaturdaypaper.com.au

Labor spam now. I know I am not alone in loathing this sort of intrusion. It is seat targeted #ausvotes

Feels good. (Best place to vote!) #ausvotes

"Against the backdrop of a dispiriting campaign" The Australian backs the Coalition. #ausvotes $ www.theaustralian.com.au/commentary/e...

The SMHAge backs Labor "with qualifications." "The government has been competent but lacked ideas, reforming zeal and at times dithered in the crouch position as the world crashes around us." #ausvotes www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...

Canberra Times election eve editorial: "Mr Albanese and Labor have been utterly uninspiring and Mr Dutton and the Coalition have been wholly unconvincing." It then goes on to say, "Australia is Tanya." #ausvotes

The deep, deep trouble and unfinished business that will have to be addressed straight after May 3 no matter who wins #ausvotes www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/politic... via @thesaturdaypaper.com.au

Trumpet spam just received #ausvotes

There's confidence. PM pops up in Collie. #ausvotes

Palmer attempts equal time through lengthy ads #ausvotes #leadersdebate