'No real prospect': NSW Liberal leader all but concedes defeat in Hunter Is the NSW liberal party giving up the fight in the Hunter? Newcastle Herald · Sep 22
Ex-Liberal leader's son gets home detention for dealing The son of a former NSW Liberal Party leader has avoided extra prison time despite admitting running a drug-dealing operation on the dark web. AAP · Dec 6, 2024
Talk of Dutton intervention in NSW Liberals 'premature' Federal MPs' desire to step in and right the NSW Liberal Party ship are understandable but premature, the state leader says as the party's crisis continues. AAP · Aug 19, 2024
NSW ex-Lib leader Kerry Chikarovski’s son charged with multiple drug offences The son of former NSW Liberal Party leader Kerry Chikarovski has been charged over allegedly supplying drugs on the dark web The New Daily · May 19, 2023
NSW Liberals yet to decide if they’re for the Voice or against it The incoming NSW Liberal Party leader has refused to commit to supporting or opposing the proposed Indigenous Voice to parliament The New Daily · Apr 23, 2023
Corruption probers raid homes of ‘senior’ NSW Liberals The homes of past and present NSW Liberal Party members have been reportedly raided as part of an anti-corruption investigation. The New Daily · Apr 15, 2023
‘Book should be thrown at’ branch stackers: Perrottet Dominic Perrottet says the book should be thrown at Liberal branch stackers, as one of his federal colleagues says bully boys are derailing his campaign. The New Daily · Mar 7, 2023
Liberals name election candidates for Maitland, Swansea The NSW Liberal Party has named Michael Cooper as its candidate to contest the seat of Maitland a little more than a month out from the state election. Newcastle Herald · Feb 23, 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
NSW Liberal Party won't confirm if Dominic Perrottet disclosed Nazi costume in vetting process The party will not be drawn on whether the premier told them about the Nazi costume during his preselection vetting process in 2010, saying the process is "confidential". ABC News · Jan 14, 2023
Councillor calls out bullying: "I have nothing to hide" Newcastle Liberal councillor Jenny Barrie has sensationally called out a culture of bullying and bitter infighting in her party's local branches. Newcastle Herald · Dec 18, 2022
Liberals members 'disciplined' over breach A number of NSW Liberal members are set to be disciplined over breaches of branch rules after a "complex" online scheme was discovered by the party. AAP · Dec 16, 2022
NSW Premier refuses to concede blow to gender representation pledge after female MP snub NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet refuses to concede the Liberal Party has suffered a blow to its attempt to boost the number of women in its ranks after Natalie Ward fails to win preselection. ABC News · Nov 28, 2022
Elliott to run for NSW Liberal deputy post The NSW Liberal Party will vote for a new deputy leader after a tumultuous week that saw the departure of two ministers. AAP · Aug 3, 2022
ABC News · Jul 3, 2022 Liberals accuse each other's factions of 'thuggish behaviour' and being 'a cancer that's infected the party' Recriminations over the Coalition's federal election loss have spectacularly boiled over, with senior Liberal Party figures engaging in a vicious blame game.
ABC News · Apr 17, 2022 Women's Minister Marise Payne refuses to say if Warringah candidate Katherine Deves should be dumped Women's Minister Marise Payne refuses to say whether she thinks Katherine Deves, who has been forced to apologise multiple times for controversial comments about transgender people, should be removed while fellow Liberal senator Jane Hume describes her as an "excellent" candidate.
The Guardian - AU · Apr 5, 2022 The Liberal party crisis is not a dysfunctional family soap opera – democracy is at stake The courts won’t wade into the murky pool of internal party politics and it seems ordinary Australians don’t want to either
The New Daily · Mar 27, 2022 ‘Extraordinary’ preselection shutdown exposes Scott Morrison to grassroots fury An order cancelling democratic votes for Liberal party candidates in favour of having them picked by Mr Morrison and other party bosses has caused uproar.
AAP · Feb 25, 2022 Judge rules in favour of NSW Liberal exec A Supreme Court judge has ruled in favour of a NSW Liberal Party executive member for the executive to stay in office beyond Monday's federal-set deadline.
AAP · Feb 24, 2022 Judge to rule on NSW Liberals AGM deadline A Supreme Court judge has reserved her decision in a case that may affect the NSW Liberal Party constitution and preselection of federal election candidates.
The Conversation · Feb 3, 2022 Grattan on Friday: Morrison's boys are frontline players in the 'childish' factional games he condemns Scott Morrison’s language was sharp, bordering on bullying. Asked on Wednesday about the preselection shambles in the NSW Liberal Party, his message was that recalcitrant party members should leave things to the professionals.