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Long held by the Liberals, Wentworth was won by independent candidate Kerryn Phelps, by profession a medical doctor.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB239411
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A fifth by-election will also be held to replace another Labor member who resigned earlier for family reasons. The by-elections will test the country's main political parties -…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB233738
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The closing of internal and external borders in response to COVID-19 has heightened a longstanding skills deficit in key industries, with implications for wage levels, prices and…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB265487
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The outlook for politics and the economy in Papua New Guinea.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB238884
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Morrison takes over from Malcolm Turnbull, who has also resigned his parliamentary seat.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB238073
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The result of the July 2 Australian election is in doubt. At the current count, Turnbull's Coalition will have, at best, a slim majority in the House of Representatives, but a…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB212278
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Since winning the 2016 election with a one-seat majority, the Liberal-National Coalition government has lurched from crisis to crisis. After internal divisions over same-sex…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB224081
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The political and economic outlook.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB227689
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After rioting in the capital, Honiara, late last month Sogavare sought Australian assistance under a bilateral security accord and Canberra dispatched a small force of police and…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB265961
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In a unanimous judgement, the High Court has upheld its previous rulings that candidates for the federal parliament may not, at the time of their nomination for election, have…