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The Conscience Vote: Beer, cigarettes and cruises - the government's attack strategy

It's all bullying and bluster - but as a strategy, it may well backfire.

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The Conscience Vote: Budget 2014 - the heaviest lifting by the weakest Australians

Treasurer Joe Hockey has just handed down his first Budget, and it's a shocker. Here are the edited highlights - or rather, low-lights - via Storify.

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The Conscience Vote: Commission of Audit hits the most vulnerable

The government's Commission of Audit report has finally been released.

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The Conscience Vote: Hard hearts and false economy - the Disability Support Pension under attack

I guess the government thought it was time that disabled people came in for some special attention.

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The Conscience Vote is back: Freedom of speech for some

First they came for the Racial Discrimination Act.

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The Conscience Vote: Hiatus

The Conscience Vote will be on indefinite hiatus

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The Conscience Vote: Who needs science when you've got Wiki?

I wish I were making this up.

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The Conscience Vote: ACT's same-sex marriage bill is only the beginning

It's only the beginning.

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The Conscience Vote: Labor's task - unite behind Shorten, and do it quickly

It should have been a signal that Labor's factional woes were firmly in the past.

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The Conscience Vote: Abbott's Ministry - one woman, no science, 12,000 jobs

We now know the make-up of Prime Minister Elect Tony Abbott’s new Ministry – and if it’s a sign of things to come, there are some features that may well be warning signs.

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The Conscience Vote: Election 2013 Live Blog

We're up and running! Feel free to comment, upload pictures, review snags, etc., as we update during the day.

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The Conscience Vote: Election Eve Round-up

It's all up to us, now. Let's do it.

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The Conscience Vote: Q&A with Joe Miles, Pirate Party of Australia

This is no fly-by-night, single-issue party. They have the potential to be a formidable force in Australian politics.

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The Conscience Vote: Rudd's marriage equality line in the sand

Last night, Rudd put the Australian Christian Lobby on notice.

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The Conscience Vote: Rudd vs Abbott - People's Forum no. 3

We expected nothing. We got new promises and perhaps new policies.

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The Conscience Vote: Bowen vs Hockey at the National Press Club

The Treasurers go head-to-head - and some unexpected issues arise.

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The Conscience Vote: Palmer vs Katter at the National Press Club

A bit rowdy, a bit rude, but full of conviction and - for once - some real answers.

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The Conscience Vote: Operation The Price is Right

It could only get more ludicrous if it involved Tony Abbott firing a glitter cannon.

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The Conscience Vote: Mythbusting the Vote

We've less than three weeks to go, so let's take a step back from the campaign and look at the issue of voting.

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Indecent, Inhumane, Unhappy - the Coalition's asylum seeker policy

This is a system designed to do only one thing: kick people out of Australia.