The Latest Breaking News from Liberals

Labor likely to gain 5 senators, cementing the left’s Senate dominance

I previously wrote about the Senate the morning after the election. About half the Senate is elected at each House of Representatives election. Those up for election include six senators out of 12 for every state and all four territory senators. So 40 of the 76 senators were up for…

The Conversation · May 9, 2025

View from The Hill: two ministers and the Nationals discover the limits of loyalty in politics

Labor’s extraordinary election result has triggered a power play that has exposed the uglier entrails of Labor factionalism.

The Conversation · May 9, 2025

Grattan on Friday: Bitter struggle in Liberals for likely poisoned chalice, as Jacinta Price defects from Nationals

By late last week it was clear Labor would win the election, but it came as more of a surprise when Peter Dutton lost the Queensland seat of Dickson he’d held since 2001.

The Conversation · May 8, 2025

Labor makes Senate gains, and left-wing parties will hold a Senate majority

On Saturday, Labor won a thumping victory in the House of Representatives, and this has carried over to the Senate results.

The Conversation · May 4, 2025

Support surge for teals despite vilification campaign

A large cross bench is set to return to parliament after voters abandoned the Liberals, with a surge of support for independents over the two major parties.

AAP · May 3, 2025

Albanese’s government might not thrill, but it has shown unity and competence – and that’s no mean feat

The Coalition’s election campaign of 2025 has a strong claim to be considered among the worst since federation. I know of none more shambolic. Barely a day passed without some new misstep or about-face, some embarrassing revelation about a candidate, some new policy condemned by experts as half-baked, uncosted or…

The Conversation · May 3, 2025

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney to visit US President Donald Trump at the Oval office on Tuesday

Carney's upcoming visit to the White House comes in the midst of ongoing trade conflicts between the two countries, along with Trump's threats to annex Canada as the 51st state of the US.

Euronews · May 2, 2025

Canada's Liberals narrowly miss out on parliamentary majority

Prime Minister Mark Carney led the party to its fourth successive election victory.

Euronews · Apr 30, 2025

The impact of strategic voting in Canada

Initially expected to result in a decisive Conservative victory, the Canadian federal election took a dramatic turn as Mark Carney led the Liberals to victory. It also offered an important lesson in the power of strategic voting — driven not just by domestic politics but by external pressures from the…

The Conversation · Apr 29, 2025

Canada’s Conservatives, with an assist from Donald Trump, are down — but they’re far from out

Canada’s Liberals have, once again, risen from the dead. Their re-election with Mark Carney at the helm is a remarkable development in Canadian federal politics — the party not only managed to reverse the dire predictions of its demise but also, despite voters expressing a desire for change, retained its…

The Conversation · Apr 29, 2025