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Australians waiting for a vaccine jab are not the only ones forming a queue while they consider whether Scott Morrison and his government can drag the nation out of the pandemic and into recovery.
There is a political waiting room, too, where voters are sitting in frustration after drifting from the Prime Minister and the Coalition since the last election.
They have not opened the door to Labor. Not yet, at least. But they are right in the middle of Australian politics, with the power to decide the next election. If their frustration turns to fury, the government is gone.
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There was New Coke, then the New Kids on the Block, and now the New Liberals are causing a stir in Australia.
But the New Liberals - a recent entrant on Australia s political scene - are facing fierce opposition from a much older, established opponent.
The Liberal Party, established in 1944, is stridently objecting to the registration of the New Liberals - a recently-formed political party - on the basis their name could create substantial voter confusion at the ballot box.
The Liberal Party has written to the Australian Electoral Commission asking it to not register the minor party, saying the inclusion of the word “new” suggests the New Liberals is a rebranding or a division of the Liberal Party.
Dean Winter in from the cold, but at what cost to Tasmanian Labor party?
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Dean Winter s pre-selection has caused infighting in Tasmania s Labor party.
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Preselection battles and party in-fighting are not.
But there s no doubt some damage has already been done to Labor s image of unity. If you can t decide who you want to be on your team, how can you run the state? Premier Peter Gutwein asked.
A query from the Liberal Leader that is likely to see much repetition and reiteration over the next three weeks.
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But there will be ramifications within the Tasmanian Labor party too.
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