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Peter Dutton becomes the new Liberal Party leader, as the Coalition enters the wilderness

Peter Dutton becomes Liberal leader as the party takes its first steps forward out of government. So, who is the new Opposition Leader?

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Peter Dutton elected new Liberal Party leader, Sussan Ley becomes deputy leader

Peter Dutton says as newly-elected Opposition Leader he will focus on Australians in suburban areas and has asked people to "form their own judgement" of him. Deputy leader Sussan Ley says the party is determined to win back the trust and votes of women.

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Canberra Liberals take stock as Zed Seselja faces losing ACT Senate seat to independent David Pocock

Senator Zed Seselja is yet to concede, but the Canberra Liberals are already taking stock of the loss at the federal level and its implications for their branch going forward.

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Liberal, National parties set to decide leadership positions following federal election loss

The Coalition parties will today vote on who should lead them in the wake of the election. The Liberals' meeting appears set to be a simple one, but the Nationals will have a three-way contest.

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Queenslander Dutton elected Liberal leader

A one-time police officer, Queenslander Peter Dutton, is the new leader of the federal parliamentary wing of the Liberal Party.

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View from The Hill: Peter Dutton faces his own 'long march'

A few weeks ago Peter Dutton would have been contemplating, in the event of the Morrison government’s likely defeat, contesting the Liberal leadership against Josh Frydenberg and probably losing.

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A step to the left or a lurch to the right: what next after the Liberals’ election horror show?

From doubling down on the culture wars to ‘flying with both wings’, there is no shortage of opinions on how the Liberals should shape their future

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The key to understanding Morrison's devastating election loss was hiding in plain sight

The key to understanding the catastrophic election result for the Coalition is sitting in plain sight: Voters haven't changed, the Liberal Party has.

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‘Resistance‘: Sky News envisions climate revolt in election reaction

A week after Australia unceremoniously tossed the Coalition onto the Opposition benches, an alternative reality has emerged on Sky News.

The New Daily

The Ferguson Report: Dutton to see here, just the Leader of the Opposition. Move along

Dutton to worry about: The Labor Party has admitted it is not acceptable to mock an individual for their demeanour of gloomy and fearsome dread.

The New Daily

Chelsey Potter ponders independent run after being rejected by Liberal Party

A former South Australian Liberal Party staffer who criticised the party over its treatment of women and her own alleged assault has her pre-selection bid for a blue-ribbon seat denied.

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Richard Marles says Coalition's decision to publicise Sri Lankan boat interception undermined border security and put lives at risk

Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles says the former government's decision to publicise the interception of a Sri Lankan asylum seeker boat on election day undermined Australia's border security and put lives at risk

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Federal election: Anthony Albanese to urge Fair Work Commission to raise minimum wage, Barnaby Joyce faces challenge for Nationals leadership — as it happened

The Prime Minister will urge the Fair Work Commission to increase the minimum wage, while Liberal MP Stuart Robert says gender quotas in the party are "probably something we'll discuss".

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Albanese will bring a different style of leadership to the PM's office –– can Australia make the adjustment?

One of the fundamental questions that emerges from the election of Anthony Albanese’s Labor government is whether Australia will put behind it a decade and a half of instability in the prime ministership.

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Madonna King: If Peter Dutton has a soft side, now is the time to show it

Peter Dutton has made a name the hard head, the head-kicker, the Liberal warrior who has no interest in making friends on the other side of the chamber.

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Labor ad guru reveals winning strategy

As the election count puts Labor edging towards a majority in parliament, one of the party's campaign strategists has revealed what gave the party its edge.

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Liberal election review to focus on teal independents and preselection problems

Just days after its election defeat, the Liberal Party has announced the terms of its post-election review, focusing on the loss of seats to "teal" independents, and problems in the preselection process.

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Liberal party should forgo ‘entitled’ Kooyong voters, says their own state Liberal MP

Tim Smith, who is retiring in November, says Coalition needs to ‘stop obsessing with the woke causes of inner-urban elites’ and focus on suburbs

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‘Devastated’ Morrison reveals what’s next after stunning election defeat

Former prime minister Scott Morrison has spoken out following his brutal election defeat, saying he's "going back to being a quiet Australian in the Shire".

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Scott Morrison looking forward to being 'a quiet Australian' after federal election loss

In his first interview since the Coalition's election defeat, the former prime minister says he is looking forward to supporting the new leaders of the Liberal Party and going back to being a "quiet Australian in the shire".

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Chinese-Australian Voters Ditched The Libs In Droves After All That Anti-China Scaremongering

Some of the Liberal Party’s biggest losses this election were in seats with big Chinese-Australian voter populations so it looks like all the anti-China rhetoric did some damage. What a surprise.The voter swing away from the Liberal Party in some inner Sydney and Melbourne suburbs home to many Chinese-Australian residents…

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Peter Dutton seeks to recast his image as Tanya Plibersek apologises for likening him to Voldemort

The former defence minister says Tanya Plibersek apologised for likening him to the Harry Potter villain and that while he is "not the prettiest bloke on the block" he believes he will be effective as opposition leader, as he seeks to recast his image ahead of a formal party room…

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Election landslide prompts stark warning from WA Liberal women over 'zero appeal' to females

WA Liberal Party women call on the state party to put strong female candidates in winnable seats and reflect modern society or condemn themselves to long-term opposition, after a second-straight electoral trouncing.

The New Daily

Alan Kohler: Here’s a crazy idea for the Liberal Party – sensible policies

If the Liberal Party goes to the right, whatever that means, it will be doomed and politics in Australia will be transformed.

AAP

Tight contests as Liberal MP concedes Ryan

Anthony Albanese remains one seat short of a majority in vote count figures, as a Liberal MP conceded defeat in Queensland.

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