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New Coalition leader might have no IR baggage
Unlike vanquished Prime Minister John Howard and his former Treasurer Peter Costello, two of the three contenders to lead the Opposition have no track record on IR - opening up the possibility of the Liberal Party shifting its position towards the centre as it seeks to move away from the perceived electoral liability of Work Choices.
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