Karen Barlow

The chaos inside the NSW Liberal Party has pushed the branch into a federal takeover, with a suggestion that Tony Abbott might become state director.

While Coalition insiders say Peter Dutton has rallied the party room around his nuclear policy, some fear that unity has been achieved at the expense of key seats.

The Senate inquiry into climate misinformation invited both News Corp and Advance to its hearings – senators have received 5000 emails from Advance supporters, telling them to back off.