Paul Sakkal

Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus has proposed new constitutional wording for the Voice to parliament in a bid to win over conservatives.

Three state Liberal MPs hold the key to the leadership ambitions of John Pesutto and Brad Battin, whose supporters are engaged in a last-minute numbers game ahead of Thursday morning’s vote.

Opposition Leader Matthew Guy says a Coalition government would remove the requirement for alleged corruption to be ‘serious or systemic’ for IBAC to interview witnesses in public.

The Coalition says ensnaring other parties in new laws is an attempt to “slide out of responsibility” and the Greens say the plan “may not be necessary for parties that already manage their internal affairs appropriately”.

The findings have the potential to draw fresh attention to Labor MPs’ practices, which a draft report argued were systemic and long-standing.

Despite Matthew Guy expressing surprise at the loss of deputy Victorian Nationals leader Steph Ryan, the Liberals will try to take her central Victorian seat of Euroa.

As late as budget week this year, Josh Frydenberg was taking visits from other Liberal MPs begging him to challenge Scott Morrison’s leadership. He refused, which might have cost him his seat.

The Australian Electoral Commission has confirmed people who contracted COVID-19 before 6pm on Tuesday, but who didn’t register for a postal vote, might be unable to cast their ballot.

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg fired back after Monique Ryan, the independent challenger for the crucial Liberal seat of Kooyong, launched a piercing attack during an absorbing hour-long debate.

Higgins MP Katie Allen has been forced to act after issuing how-to-vote cards preferencing a United Australia Party candidate who has since been arrested.