Coalition wins 'reset' but first real test looms large Angus Taylor has waived a six-week suspension for the Nationals, signalling a fresh start for the coalition after two messy splits. AAP · Feb 18
To survive, the Liberal party needs to win back women and young people. It’s going about this the wrong way The path back for Angus Taylor and the Coalition is to build a narrative that offers hope rather than grievance – not one that shadows One Nation The Guardian - AU · Feb 18
No quick fix for overhauled Liberal immigration plan The coalition's plan to curb Australia's migrant intake will be formally costed before its public release, delaying the exact details of its immigration policy. AAP · Feb 17
View from The Hill: Angus Taylor appoints Tim Wilson as part of a new-look Liberal economic team Opposition Leader Angus Taylor has appointed Tim Wilson, the only Liberal to win back a “teal” seat last year, to go head-to-head as shadow treasurer against the Treasurer, Jim Chalmers. The Conversation · Feb 17
How a hardline ‘Trump-style’ Liberal immigration policy to ban migrants from Gaza and Somalia was developed Another senior member of Sussan Ley’s team has expressed serious reservations about aspects of the plan The Guardian - AU · Feb 17
Afternoon Update: new Coalition frontbench revealed; ‘systemic’ racism at universities; and stories of Heath Ledger on set Angus Taylor has named his new lineup with Tim Wilson among the winners after Sussan Ley was deposed as leader of the Liberal party The Guardian - AU · Feb 17
Angus Taylor unveils Coalition frontbench with Tim Wilson as shadow treasurer and Nationals returned Liberal leader also promotes Jacinta Nampijinpa Price and Andrew Hastie to shadow cabinet The Guardian - AU · Feb 17
When it comes to immigration, the Liberal party is putting politics ahead of social cohesion – and logic You would think politicians promoting ‘Australian values’ would try to exhibit some themselves, including a ‘fair go’ for all The Guardian - AU · Feb 16
Labor approves 4.41% increase for health insurance premiums – as it happened This blog is now closed The Guardian - AU · Feb 16
Morning Mail: Australians sent back to Syrian camps, the messy rise in inheritance fights, T20 World Cup woe Hopes of return to Australia for wives and children of alleged IS members dashed after dramatic turnaround; growing property wealth causing ‘awful’ family disputes The Guardian - AU · Feb 16
Liberal leader's unity call as allies rule front bench Prominent conservatives will return to the front bench as Opposition Leader Angus Taylor unveils his first shadow cabinet. AAP · Feb 16
What the Albanese government did on the environment amid the Liberals’ turmoil: threatened species, a new coal project and carbon leakage Labor chose a day when attention was focused on the opposition to slip out a handful of announcements The Guardian - AU · Feb 16
Moderate Liberals warn Angus Taylor against adopting Trump-style immigration policies Paul Scarr, the shadow immigration minister under Sussan Ley, and South Australian senator Andrew McLachlan expressed concern The Guardian - AU · Feb 16
Libs and Nats to battle it out in by-election test The two coalition allies plan to run separate candidates in a by-election triggered by the political knifing of Sussan Ley. AAP · Feb 16
The Conversation · Feb 16 Want to know what’s really going on in Australian politics? A four-way tussle in Farrer may tell us Sussan Ley has announced that, after a fortnight’s farewell tour, she will step down as the member for Farrer.
The Guardian - AU · Feb 16 Ley’s shadow immigration minister ‘never agreed’ to unreleased Liberal plan to ban migrants from Gaza and Somalia Angus Taylor says the hardline policy document designed under Sussan Ley has ‘no validity’ but hints he will toughen policy
The Conversation · Feb 15 The Coalition leads in Victorian DemosAU poll, with One Nation posting 21% support One Nation is just two points behind Labor in a Victorian state DemosAU poll, with the election in November. A federal Resolve poll has One Nation and the Coalition tied at 23% each with Labor well ahead.
AAP · Feb 15 'Shut the door': Liberal leader mulls migration change Newly minted Opposition Leader Angus Taylor is mulling over the make-up of his front bench ahead of the likely release of the Liberals' migration policy.
The Guardian - AU · Feb 14 PM says Liberals will ‘despair’ at Ley’s premature exit – as it happened This blog is now closed
AAP · Feb 14 Liberal leaders hit with gender blow as tax fight looms Angus Taylor is promising the new-look Liberal leadership will focus on cutting taxes and weeding out those who "reject our way of life".
The Guardian - AU · Feb 14 Angus Taylor faces leadership test in Farrer byelection as independent vows to ‘finish what we started’ and oust Liberals With backers including Climate 200, Michelle Milthorpe is confident she can win Sussan Ley’s south-western NSW seat
AAP · Feb 13 Slow moving crash: the anatomy of a Liberal coup Angus Taylor resoundingly succeeded in rolling Sussan Ley for the Liberal leadership in a contest expected to be tight but the saga was far from edifying.
AAP · Feb 13 'Can a souffle rise once?' PM attacks Liberal leaders The new Liberal leaders have alienated the party from Australian voters over key challenges such as the cost of living, tax and energy, the prime minister says.
AAP · Feb 13 Liberals pin hopes on housing to turn fortunes around Angus Taylor has put housing front and centre of his priorities as the newest leader of the federal Liberal Party.
The Guardian - AU · Feb 13 Once demoted, now deputy leader: what will Jane Hume do for the Liberal party? The Victorian senator’s elevation may help mitigate the effects of the party dumping its first female leader after only nine months. It also suggests the moderates still hold influence