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Victorian Liberals embarrassed by extremists within: how does this keep happening?

By rights, Victorians marking their ballot papers in the 2022 election this week should be casting judgment on the unprecedented emergency powers enforced during the COVID-19 crisis, while also evaluating the health, education and economic policies put forward in Australia’s second-most-populous state.

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Matt Kean urges Liberal Party to preselect more women ahead of 2023 NSW election

NSW Treasurer Matt Kean has ordered Liberal Party members to "get on board with the program" and preselect more women ahead of March's state election.

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Matthew Guy says Melbourne was the world's most locked-down city. Is that correct?

The Victorian Opposition says Melbourne has "the dubious distinction" of being locked up longer than any other city during the pandemic, but such comparisons are far from straightforward.

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As Victorians head to the polls, will voters punish the major parties?

There are now just five days until the last day of voting in the Victorian state election.

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Labor and Liberals promise hundreds of millions in funding as more controversy strikes campaign trail

The Victorian Liberal Party is standing by a candidate who has apologised for his comments on treaty and abortion, as the parties fill their last week of campaigning with more pledges.

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Victorian Liberal Party distances itself from candidate Renee Heath over church links

The Victorian Liberal Party distances itself from one of its top upper-house candidates over her links to a conservative church, saying she will not sit with the party after the election.

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Why the inner-Melbourne seat of Richmond could be 'critical' on Victorian election night

From public housing towers to trendy cafe strips, the seat of Richmond covers a diverse set of communities. Winning their support could prove critical for those vying to win government or the balance of power after next week's election.

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Victorian Liberals accuse electoral commission of 'interference' over investigation comments

The opposition is accusing the Victorian Electoral Commission of interfering in the state election and says the body's public comments compromised its independence and "damaged public trust".

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Victorian Liberals tasked with winning back African voters after 2018 'gang violence' election campaign

Headlines around the 2018 state election focused on the threat of so-called "African gangs", and it's left an enduring mark – on the community it tarnished and the Liberal Party trying to win majority support so it can form government.

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Examining the origins of our economic woes

Letters: Margaret Morris and Lee Cornish respond to an article by Aditya Chakrabortty on the consequences of Conservative dogma

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Minor party candidate who called for Daniel Andrews to be hanged preferenced ahead of Labor by Liberals

Freedom Party upper-house candidate Rebekah Spelman says she does not want Daniel Andrews dead, but she does not regret her "exaggerated" comments calling for the premier to be hanged.

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Michael Pascoe: NDIS honeypot inevitably attracting fat flies

There is serious money seeking to make more serious money out of the NDIS – the promise of a honeypot growing to $60 billion will do that.

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Victorian Liberal and Labor parties sharpen state election pitches ahead of early voting

The Liberal Party urges Victorians to vote for change and a ceiling on the state's debt on November 26, as Labor vows to forge ahead with a major shake-up of the state's energy network if it wins a third term.

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Politics with Michelle Grattan: Karen Andrews on the Medibank hack, visa scams, and winning back women voters

Karen Andrews is the former home affairs minister and now shadows that portfolio, which includes cyber-security.

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‘Meet Daniel’: Victorian Liberal deputy leader David Southwick uses party staffer in ads

Videos shared by the Caulfield MP shows campaign manager and part-time staffer spruiking his credentials

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Peter Reith, former Liberal party MP and deputy leader, dies aged 72

John Howard leads tributes to ‘a great warrior’ who was member for Flinders and served as minister for industrial relations and defence

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Former cabinet minister Peter Reith dies

Peter Reith, a former Australian cabinet minister and Liberal Party deputy leader, has died aged 72.

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Former Liberal Party defence minister Peter Reith dies after battle with Alzheimer's disease

Former prime minister John Howard pays tribute to his "dear friend", who he says was a "great warrior for the Liberal cause".

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Climate 200 made nearly $6 million in political donations to teal independents ahead of federal election

Election disclosures detail the millions of dollars raised and spent by the teal independents to defeat high-profile Liberal MPs in blue-ribbon seats at the May federal election.

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Former Labor MP Adem Somyurek to run alongside Bernie Finn in Victorian election

Former Labor minister Adem Somyurek announces he will contest the upcoming state election for the socially conservative Democratic Labour Party, reversing a previous decision not to run.

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Religious right roadmap to Liberal Party control revealed as internal ructions over church groups increase

A roadmap outlining how the religious right can "infiltrate" the Liberal Party with "Good Godly" candidates has been linked to a controversial former Liberal candidate and current member of the party's state assembly in Victoria.

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Attacks on Dan Andrews are part of News Corporation's long abuse of power

Sane people trying to fathom the Herald Sun’s bizarre coverage of Victorian Premier Dan Andrews over the past few days might be helped by some insights from the founding of News Limited, the company on which Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation empire has been built and of which the Herald Sun…

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Michael Pascoe: Will NSW’s political parties put people before donors? Don’t bet on it

Will the NSW government get out from under the thumb of the gambling industry? Alan Kohler writes he's not betting on it.

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Candidates in the Victorian seat of Caulfield put forward their cases for election

The sitting Liberal MP in Caulfield, David Southwick, holds the seat by a razor thin margin and is facing a challenge from a teal independent backed by the Climate 200 body.

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Replace ‘ideology and idiocy’: Malcolm Turnbull denounces ‘unelectable’ Peter Dutton

Mr Turnbull delivered a full frontal attack on the leadership of Peter Dutton and the party’s rejection of renewable energy.

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