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MPs react after Malcolm Turnbull blames Liberal party internal politics for his demise as prime minister, the federal government defends using taxpayer funds to run costings on Labor's proposal to increase the refugee intake, and the NRL rushes to enact its new no-fault stand-down rule.


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MPs react after Malcolm Turnbull blames Liberal party internal politics for his demise as prime minister, the federal government defends using taxpayer funds to run costings on Labor's proposal to increase the refugee intake, and the NRL rushes to enact its new no-fault stand-down rule.



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