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Solicitor-General's advice on Dutton's eligibility to come before Friday Liberal vote

  • Written by: Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull will invite a leadership “spill” motion at midday Friday, once a majority of Liberals formally ask for a party meeting.

He will not contest the subsequent ballot if - as anticipated - the spill is carried, Turnbull announced to a lunchtime Thursday news conference.

Before the meeting, the...

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Companies keep slashing jobs, but new technologies won't replace good management

  • Written by: Mary Barrett, Professor of Management, University of Wollongong

As technology improves, it’s tempting for company executives to slash jobs that are “standard” and “routine”, making them easy to automate. But research shows focusing on improving management practices will do more to improve companies’ bottom lines.

In a study of 32,000 manufacturing firms, American researchers...

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Senior ministers deal death blow to Malcolm Turnbull's prime ministership

  • Written by: Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
Senior ministers deal death blow to Malcolm Turnbull's prime ministershipMichaelia Cash and Mathias Cormann have delivered the death blow to the prime ministership of Malcolm Turnbull.AAP/Sam Mooy

Malcolm Turnbull has been delivered a political death blow, with the resignation of three senior cabinet ministers – Mathias Cormann, Michaelia Cash and Mitch Fifield.

They said in a joint news conference shortly before...

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Shifting to Peter Dutton, or anyone else, will not cure what ails the Liberal Party

  • Written by: Carol Johnson, Professor of Politics, University of Adelaide

At time of writing, Malcolm Turnbull is still prime minister. But he is seriously, and most likely, terminally, wounded. It is unclear how long he will be able to remain as Liberal leader and PM.

Turnbull’s turn as leader was always likely to be an exceedingly difficult one. From the start, he faced the problem of whether he would be able to...

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