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Simon Banks is one of Australia’s most highly respected government relations, campaigning and strategic communications professionals.

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Bit of a milestone today.   I’ve been the Pacific Minister for 2 years, 11 months and 20 days. And that makes me the longest serving Minister for the Pacific in Australia’s history. #auspol

Bit of a milestone today.
 
I’ve been the Pacific Minister for 2 years, 11 months and 20 days.

And that makes me the longest serving Minister for the Pacific in Australia’s history. #auspol
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Nationals leader David Littleproud won't say if he asked to be made deputy opposition leader during the ill-fated negotiations for a new Coalition agreement. Follow live. ab.co/43sH6aY

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“The second this is resolved with the Liberals, the clock is ticking for him. Whether it’s now or later, it will likely happen,” one said. smh.com.au/politics/feder…

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"But the senior Liberal source said rather than kill Senator Hume’s announcement straight away and stoke talk there was a policy split, it was decided it was a “benign” issue." theaustralian.com.au/nation/politic…

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"Howarth says the party did not capitalise on Albanese and Labor’s broken promise on stage three tax cuts... “I was vocal to the leader at the time and said ‘this is bullshit, we shouldn’t be voting for it’." theaustralian.com.au/nation/swings-…

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"The Liberal Party..is deeply divided over its future.. with a profound schism emerging between those who want the party to move to the "sensible centre"..and others who believe moderates are hijacking the devastating election loss to suit their agenda" abc.net.au/news/2025-05-2…

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Former shadow minister for Indigenous Australians Jacinta Nampijinpa Price has expressed her disapproval of certain appointments to the Coalition’s fresh shadow cabinet, whilst Kevin Hogan refused to comment on Barnaby Joyce’s frontbench dumping. skynews.com.au/australia-news…

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"There’s a noble illogicality, a determined refusal to use relevant expertise in relevant areas, and overall a studied commitment to incompetence about this shadow ministry." theaustralian.com.au/commentary/lib…

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"But in a sign of simmering disunity, at least three right-wing MPs – Liberals Claire Chandler and Garth Hamilton, and Nationals senator Matt Canavan – rejected offers for more senior positions in order to speak their mind from the backbench" smh.com.au/politics/feder…

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“I’ll be honest to say that there are probably some appointments that have not been predicated on experience or merit. This is the team we have to work with, that we’re working with going forward." theguardian.com/australia-news…

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"Liberal senator Sarah Henderson said she is disappointed that "a number of high-performing" women were overlooked or demoted in the opposition's new ministry, weeks after Sussan Ley became the first woman to lead the Liberal Party." abc.net.au/news/2025-05-2…

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“It wasn’t a fight about four policies,” says a Liberal. “It was really about us being totally fine with them running all over us in three or six months’ time when we reach a policy on climate change.” smh.com.au/politics/feder…

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"Secret figures show Liberal party’s ageing membership in freefall in NSW and Victoria" theguardian.com/australia-news…

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“Not only did they siphon precious resources from our campaign, donors who might otherwise have given their money to us, but their messaging reinforced the perception that we were joined at the hip to Donald Trump,” says one Liberal strategist thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/politics/…

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One Liberal MP, speaking anonymously about the party’s internal embarrassments, said the team was “a shit show”. “The entire party is imploding. The party room is imploding. The leader’s office is imploding. Everything is imploding.” smh.com.au/politics/victo…