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The Duttons play happy families but not for long

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By the look of it, Peter Dutton set out to stress his family man image. There he was on the beach at the Gold Coast looking like a happy dad for the Brisbane Sunday Mail. And then ... The political Peter Dutton re-emerged. PETER Dutton has spectacularly broken his silence to accuse Malcolm Turnbull of spite attacks worse than Kevin Rudd’s, and lambasted the former prime minister for running a “paralysed” government caused by his own political incompetence. From potentially winning a vote or two in his own seat to reminding voters everywhere of the divisions within the Liberal Party

Those women's magazines emerge as the real political influencers

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First New Idea  and now Women's Weekly . Move over parliamentary press gallery. Real media power is emerging. Julia, 56, headed to Canberra "a parliamentary novice" with "a lot to learn" filled with passion and excitement. But she quickly realised being heard was going to be an uphill battle, especially in a party with a slender one-seat majority. "The party room was not what I expected. I spoke up many times and particularly on programs about women I'd get the eye roll from the right-wing reactionary group." So, when those reactionaries seized control, Julia knew she couldn't stay. She was in parliament to represent the people, not tow the party line, especially when that line had shifted significantly to the right.

Is Peta Credlin for the seat of Mallee just more journalistic "piss and wind"?

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The Owl is very wary of joining in the game of predicting a House of Representatives future for television superstar Peta Credlin. He has no desire to be on the end of a La Stupenda tongue lashing like the one she previously dished out to journalists. Click HERE to watch the video

A political singalong for Andrew Broad who upset Sweet Sophia Rose

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This is what Andrew Broad said in relation to Barnaby Joyce and his affair scandal earlier this year when he called for Mr Joyce to stand down....... #auspol https://t.co/BK0CbfjZh5 — Jamieson Murphy (@jamiesonmurph) December 17, 2018 Quote from the late Billy Graham “when wealth is lost, nothing is lost; when health is lost, something is lost; when character is lost, all is lost”... telling words for the Leadership of the National Party. — Andrew Broad MP (@broad4mallee) February 21, 2018 New Idea gets in to the real news business . Married politician Andrew Broad has been caught out with a sugar baby from a “seeking arrangements” website he used to meet younger girls while he was away on work trips. While spending an evening in the company of blonde beauty Amy – who uses the online alias “Sweet Sophia Rose” and is almost 20 years his junior – the MP bragged about his “important” position in parliament, practised his official speeches and even referred to himself as “Ja

A song of the day for George

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