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Angus Taylor’s office has denied altering an official transcript of his radio interview to remove a comment about future Coalition infighting. The disputed section originally read "And there will be no more bust-ups between the Liberal and National parties," but was replaced with "[inaudible]" in the published version due to unclear audio from a mobile recording. This denial comes amid efforts by the Coalition to present a united front following internal turmoil, as they face competition from One Nation, according to recent polling that shows Labor leading both the Coalition and One Nation on primary votes.
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Story summary
In an interview with Carla Bignasca on 4BC Drive, Angus Taylor commented about future cooperation between the Liberal and National parties. However, questions arose when an official transcript from his office omitted a key section where Taylor reportedly said there would be "no more bust-ups" between the two parties. The missing portion was marked as '[inaudible]' in the published transcript due to unclear audio quality on a mobile recording made inside the studio. Despite this explanation, Taylor's office denied altering the transcript to remove any comments about future Coalition infighting. This incident highlights ongoing tensions and efforts at unity within Australia’s Coalition parties ahead of potential political challenges against the Labor Party.
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Angus Taylor's office has denied removing a comment about Coalition infighting from the official transcript of a radio interview after questions were raised over a missing reference to future 'bust-ups' between the Liberals and Nationals.
asserted
questions → deny → Liberals
The issue emerged after Taylor appeared on 4BC Drive with host Carla Bignasca on Thursday and argued the Coalition had moved beyond years of internal turmoil.
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Coalition → emerge → turmoil
An official transcript of the interview records part of Taylor's response as '[inaudible]'.
asserted
transcript → record → response
The published transcript states: 'Matt Canavan and myself have worked together closely... [inaudible]... between the Liberal and National parties.'
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Canavan → publish → parties
However, Daily Mail understands the missing section contained the comment: 'And there will be no more bust-ups between the Liberal and National parties.'
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section → understand → parties
Taylor’s office denied altering the transcript to remove the remark, and said the transcript had been prepared from a mobile-phone recording captured inside the studio, on which the relevant section could not be clearly heard.
uncertain
section → deny → which
The missing comment came after Bignasca suggested the Coalition was presenting a united and coherent alternative to Labor following years of instability.
uncertain
Coalition → come → instability
'It feels to me, Angus, that the Coalition is starting to stand for something that perhaps has been missing since the last election,' she said.
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she → feel → election
Angus Taylor (pictured) said that there would be 'no more bust-ups' in the Coalition
'
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Taylor → picture → Coalition
Bignasca then asked whether voters could now view the Coalition as a viable alternative government capable of delivering on its promises.
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voters → ask → promises
Taylor acknowledged the Coalition had endured difficult periods in recent years, including two break-ups between the Liberals and Nationals under former Opposition Leader Sussan Ley.
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Coalition → acknowledge → Ley
I mean, it is true, there's times over recent years where we could have been better,' he said.
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he → mean → years
'I'm the first to admit that, and I've said that before when I came into this job.'
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I → admit → job
Taylor then pointed to his relationship with Nationals senator Matt Canavan as evidence the Coalition was working cohesively.
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Coalition → point → evidence
'We have worked together for many years,' he said.
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he → work → years
'We are not only strong working colleagues, but good friends.'
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We → work → ?
Taylor said he and Matt Canavan (pictured) were working closely together as Coalition leaders
'
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he → say → leaders
We see the world in a similar way, and we believe in the same things, which are the Liberal and National Party values.'
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which → see → things
The episode comes as the Coalition attempts to rebuild following its 2025 federal election defeat while facing growing competition from Pauline Hanson’s One Nation.
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Coalition → come → Nation
A recent YouGov poll of 1,505 voters put Labor ahead of the Coalition 52-48 on a two-party-preferred basis.
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poll → put → basis
On the primary vote, One Nation led with 28 per cent, followed by Labor on 25 per cent and the Coalition on 21 per cent.
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Nation → lead → cent
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