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Parliamentary Betrayal - Gladden ousts McPhail as PM of Australis, Conservative majority achieved

Australissian politics have been rocked in recent days as a result of a historic betrayal in the House of Commons. On August 15th, the nation was shocked to discover that recently appointed Deputy Prime Minister Tucker Gladden had changed his party allegiance to the Conservative Party of Australis and had proposed a Motion of No Confidence against Rory McPhail, the incumbent Prime Minister of Australis. This motion to oust McPhail succeeded, meaning that Tucker Gladden has become the nation's new Prime Minister. Shortly afterwards, McPhail resigned from the House of Commons and relinquished his Australissian citizenship, in a move dubbed as "cowardly" and "selfish" by both the Grand Duke and Mr. Gladden. In several backroom dealings, it is now known that Isaiah Burdette converted several members of the Australissian Loyalist Party to the cause of the Conservative Party, in order to secure a majority in the House of Commons, after which he gave the reins of the p

Cupertino Alliance cabinet undergoes personnel changes days from election

Just days away from the August chairmanship election, set to be held between the 9th and 11th of August, the Cupertino Alliance has seen several changes within its cabinet.  In a surprise announcement, the longstanding Minister of Asian and Oceanic Affairs, Daniel Hamilton of Australis, announced that he would be stepping down from the role after over 8 months in office. This resignation has resulted in Deputy Minister of Asian and Oceanic Affairs and election candidate Dhrubajyoti Roy of Vishwamitra taking office. Following Roy's succession, Jayden Dagsa of Novus Hierosolymis was appointed as the new Deputy Minister of Asian and Oceanic Affairs. In addition to these developments, a proposal was tabled in the 113th session on the 30th of July to remove Leon Montan from his position as Minister of Membership Attainment, however some delegates have criticised leaving the motion to remove Montan until so late, with the Honourable Delegate for Revalia, Sander Koff, stating: "I thi