NSW Liberals scramble to fill election ticket vacancy Weeks ahead of the NSW election, the Liberal Party is racing to fill a vacancy on its upper house ticket with pressure to secure a woman candidate. AAP · Feb 19, 2023
Premier Dominic Perrottet denies NSW Liberals in disarray as scandals pile up NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet denies his government is in disarray after the resignation of two key players a month from the state election. The New Daily · Feb 19, 2023
Barred from parliament but running for office: Gareth Ward’s campaign might be NSW election’s strangest The suspended Kiama MP has been kicked out of the Liberal party and faces criminal charges – yet is ahead in the polls The Guardian - AU · Feb 18, 2023
Perrottet deflects campaign woes, empowers pharmacists Premier Dominic Perrottet says the mounting scandals engulfing his party are a matter for the organisation and he's focused on leading NSW to another term. AAP · Feb 18, 2023
NSW Liberals suspend upper house MP Peter Poulos over leaking of explicit photos The NSW Liberal Party has suspended upper house MP Peter Poulos after revelations he leaked explicit photos of a female colleague five years ago. ABC News · Feb 18, 2023
Vic Liberals all responsible for election loss: Pesutto Victorian Opposition Leader John Pesutto has brushed off suggestions Matthew Guy was the reason the coalition lost last year's state election. AAP · Feb 18, 2023
Aston by-election race sees female line-up vying for Liberal pre-selection as Labor backs 'suburban mum' Mary Doyle At least three highly-qualified women are vying for Liberal pre-selection to contest the marginal Victorian seat of Aston as the by-election race heats up in the wake of the resignation of former cabinet minister Alan Tudge. ABC News · Feb 17, 2023
Former Liberal MPs back rival candidates Roshena Campbell and Ranjana Srivastava in Aston preselection Josh Frydenberg and Greg Hunt make endorsements for party’s candidate in Victorian seat being vacated by Alan Tudge The Guardian - AU · Feb 16, 2023
Dominic Perrottet lashes out at Hills Shire Council inquiry focus on his brothers Dominic Perrottet becomes fiery under questioning about his brothers' absence from a parliamentary inquiry into alleged impropriety on the Hills Shire Council. ABC News · Feb 16, 2023
Indigenous Australians Minister Linda Burney warns apology boycotters against repeating the same mistakes with the Voice The minister for Indigenous Australians says those parliamentarians who walked out on the apology to the stolen generations should avoid taking similar actions against the Voice. ABC News · Feb 12, 2023
Experts warn of electoral law ‘loophole’ after claims Hancock Prospecting funds ended up with Liberal party Many corporate subscribers to major parties’ business forums are not required to declare payments, though some choose to The Guardian - AU · Feb 10, 2023
As the Liberal-National Coalition marks its 100th birthday, will it survive for many more? This week marks one hundred years of the federal coalition between the Liberal and National parties, the most successful governing partnership in Australian history. The Conversation · Feb 9, 2023
Deal sees payment flow from Gina Rinehart's company Hancock Prospecting to Liberal Party Gina Rinehart's company, Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd, was behind a $150,000 payment to the Liberal Party, transferred via a third party, and not declared by the mining giant. ABC News · Feb 9, 2023
Alan Tudge left the Liberals – but can the party leave him behind? Former Coalition minister and conservative stalwart Alan Tudge has bid an emotional farewell to politics, leaving a dilemma for the Liberals. The New Daily · Feb 9, 2023
AAP · Feb 9, 2023 Court not a 'soapbox': Libs barrister defending lawsuit A lawyer who says she was blocked from preselection for a federal parliament seat is suing the Liberal Party's NSW division, which wants her claim thrown out.
The New Daily · Feb 8, 2023 One hundred years of the Coalition – will Nationals and Liberals be celebrating? February is the 100 year anniversary of the Coalition Agreement, a milestone in conservative politics that we should mark.
ABC News · Feb 8, 2023 Voice to Parliament pamphlets advocating both sides to be sent to Australians, in concession to Peter Dutton The government has made concessions on how the Voice to Parliament referendum will be carried out in the hopes of winning over the Liberal Party and its leader Peter Dutton.
The Guardian - AU · Feb 7, 2023 By turning his back on bipartisanship, Peter Dutton is poised to lose either way the voice referendum goes The Liberal leader is wedged between his diminishing heartland of ageing refuseniks and a younger generation keen to walk forward in history
ABC News · Feb 5, 2023 Federal government holds out hope the Liberals and Greens will get on board with the Voice campaign The Liberals and Greens are actively weighing up their positions on the Indigenous Voice to Parliament, attempting to accommodate strong views among members as they head into the first parliamentary sitting week for 2023.
The Guardian - AU · Feb 4, 2023 LNP blocks Gerard Rennick recruits as party seeks to ‘keep out the cookers’ Liberal National party increasingly alert to attempts by the rightwing fringe to build influence since May’s federal election
ABC News · Feb 4, 2023 WA Liberal party opts for female leadership team as Caroline Di Russo is elected party president A seismic week for the WA Liberal party is capped off by the election of a new president, sealing an all-female leadership team in the state.
ABC News · Feb 3, 2023 NSW Labor urges NSW Liberal Party to rule out preferencing Gareth Ward in Kiama seat The NSW opposition urges the Liberal Party to rule out preferencing controversial former Liberal MP Gareth Ward for the seat of Kiama on the state's south coast.
ABC News · Feb 2, 2023 New WA Liberal leader Libby Mettam succeeds in removing Nick Goiran as he relinquishes role Libby Mettam passes one of the first major tests of her WA Liberal leadership, with powerbroker Nick Goiran relinquishing his role as the party's parliamentary secretary.
ABC News · Feb 1, 2023 Peter Dutton to meet with Uluru Statement from the Heart architects over Indigenous Voice to Parliament referendum Architects of the Uluru Statement from the Heart will use a meeting with Opposition Leader Peter Dutton to make the case for why the Liberal Party should support this year's referendum on an Indigenous Voice to Parliament.
ABC News · Feb 1, 2023 Businesswoman Sally Zou donated $445,000 to SA Liberal Party, electoral disclosures reveal Sally Zou has gained prominence in recent years over a series of significant donations to the SA Liberals, and electoral commission documents show she has made another major payment.