Liberals tear down the house

MALCOLM Turnbull last night was defiantly clinging to his collapsing leadership as he fought to deliver the emissions trading legislation in the wake of a mass exodus of senior figures from his front bench.

Calling John: a party divided turns to the old master

JOHN Howard has left Canberra, but being John Howard, he has not quit the political action €” even as the riven and restive colleagues he left behind cannot seem to come to terms with his legacy, or decide who and what to be in his absence.

Fire teams not ready, inquiry told

THE region where most deaths occurred on Black Saturday did not have an experienced incident management team in place until after the deadly Kilmore East fire had begun.