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Outgoing Polish PM loses confidence vote, ending national conservatives’ 8-year hold of parliament

Now-former Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki’s government lost a confidence vote Monday. The vote puts an end to his conservative, Euroskeptic Law and Justice party’s eight years of parliamentary control. Parliament is now expected to elect former Prime Minister Donald Tusk, whose centrist, pro-European coalition won this year’s elections. Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki’s government lost

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Dutton questions Prime Minister’s ties with outgoing Qantas CEO

Opposition leader Peter Dutton is questioning the close relationship between Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and outgoing Qantas CEO Alan Joyce. Mr Dutton’s questions come after the Albanese government knocked back a Qatar Airways deal which could’ve seen Qantas lose some market share. “As each day goes by, it gives rise to what questions about what

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Outgoing Qantas CEO faced ‘tough questioning’ from senators

Sky News host Rita Panahi says Qantas CEO Alan Joyce appeared at a cost-of-living Senate Committee and after waffling on for some time, the outgoing CEO faced some “tough questioning” from a number of senators. “There were also questions about flight credits, Qatar Airways being denied extra capacity by the Albanese government, and we also

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Dominic Perrotte: Outgoing NSW PM admits defeat as Labor wins

Politicians resigned to defeat may react badly. They may get angry, boast, or refuse to admit defeat if they think they have the slightest chance of winning. But not outgoing New South Wales Prime Minister Dominic Perrotte, who delivered an accommodating speech on Saturday evening acknowledging the defeat of the Labor Party and preparing to

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