Please explain: Hanson lashed for anti-Islamic vitriol Muslim leaders have challenged Pauline Hanson to explain exactly what policy changes she would like to see after an incendiary rant on late-night television. AAP · Feb 17
Benched MP flew with Palmer during coalition split Billionaire Clive Palmer flew a senior Nationals senator on his private jet to discuss electoral support when the regional party had split from the Liberals. AAP · Feb 17
Moderate Liberals warn Angus Taylor against adopting Trump-style immigration policies Paul Scarr, the shadow immigration minister under Sussan Ley, and South Australian senator Andrew McLachlan expressed concern The Guardian - AU · Feb 16
Liberal infighting erupts in Nepean as executive sidelines branch to back mayor dubbed ‘Sam Groth 2.0’ Exclusive: Victorian executive fast-tracks Mornington Peninsula mayor as former deputy opposition leader’s successor in byelection The Guardian - AU · Feb 16
Want to know what’s really going on in Australian politics? A four-way tussle in Farrer may tell us Sussan Ley has announced that, after a fortnight’s farewell tour, she will step down as the member for Farrer. The Conversation · Feb 16
The Coalition leads in Victorian DemosAU poll, with One Nation posting 21% support One Nation is just two points behind Labor in a Victorian state DemosAU poll, with the election in November. A federal Resolve poll has One Nation and the Coalition tied at 23% each with Labor well ahead. The Conversation · Feb 15
Labor is set for a big win in the South Australian election. But will One Nation cause ructions? South Australians head to the polls on March 21, with Premier Peter Malinauskas’s Labor Party on track to win by a landslide. The Conversation · Feb 15
'Shut the door': Liberal leader mulls migration change Newly minted Opposition Leader Angus Taylor is mulling over the make-up of his front bench ahead of the likely release of the Liberals' migration policy. AAP · Feb 15
'Wildcard' One Nation eyes seats as surge hits state Support is surging for One Nation in arguably Australia's most progressive state as the party prepares to field candidates at the upcoming election. AAP · Feb 15
PM says Liberals will ‘despair’ at Ley’s premature exit – as it happened This blog is now closed The Guardian - AU · Feb 14
'Right the ship': polluters tax could be vote spinner An ex-Labor strategist turned pollster says there are votes in taxing Australia's biggest polluters through reframing the debate and evolving demographics. AAP · Feb 13
Liberals pin hopes on housing to turn fortunes around Angus Taylor has put housing front and centre of his priorities as the newest leader of the federal Liberal Party. AAP · Feb 13
Australian Liberal Party’s first female leader vows to ‘step away completely from public life’ after being ousted Angus Taylor takes on Liberal Party’s leadership as it grapples with the ‘worst’ poll numbers The Independent UK · Feb 13
New opposition leader Taylor wants to stop ‘bad immigration’ but says Liberals aren’t ‘One Nation lite’ Liberal leader says his party must ‘change or die’ but is yet to make clear how he differs from his predecessor The Guardian - AU · Feb 13
AAP · Feb 13 Ley 'won't dwell on the disappointment' after ousting Sussan Ley has been deposed as the Liberal Party's first female leader, declaring she will completely step away from public life after 25 years in politics.
The Conversation · Feb 13 View from The Hill: Sussan Ley leaves Angus Taylor his first hurdle, and it’s a high one After she was trounced in Friday’s Liberal ballot, Sussan Ley addressed the media with a speech that was gracious in defeat, but came with an announcement new Liberal leader Angus Taylor would not have wanted.
The Guardian - AU · Feb 12 Pauline Hanson’s racist rhetoric cast a shadow over my childhood. Here we are again As a first generation immigrant, it is gutting to see Australians falling for One Nation’s anti-immigration rhetoric 30 years on from Hanson’s initial rise
The Guardian - AU · Feb 11 Abortion laws, gun control and the rise (again) of One Nation: is Queensland’s LNP fraying at the seams? David Crisafulli’s government is a triumph of pragmatism over purpose, but cracks have appeared that could have consequences beyond the state border
The Conversation · Feb 11 Liberals facing wipe-out in South Australian lower house: new poll A South Australian Fox & Hedgehog state poll has the Liberals facing a possible wipe-out in the lower house, losing seats to Labor and One Nation. One Nation continues to surge in a federal YouGov poll, and Newspoll has respondent preferences for a Labor vs One Nation contest.
The Conversation · Feb 10 Politics with Michelle Grattan: Tony Barry on why a new Liberal leader isn’t a quick fix The federal Opposition is in dire straits. Sunday’s disastrous Newspoll had the Liberals on 15% primary vote, with the Nationals at 3% – well below One Nation on 27%.
AAP · Feb 9 Liberal leadership challenge looms after key meeting Would-be Liberal leader Angus Taylor is being urged to make his ambitions public before a likely challenge.
The Guardian - AU · Feb 9 Authorities seek to remove from social media image of foetus being circulated by Australian anti-abortion activists Photograph, first published by anti-abortion campaigner Joanna Howe, purportedly taken at Townsville hospital
The Conversation · Feb 9 Yes, One Nation’s poll numbers are climbing. But major party status – let alone government – is still a long way off Recent polling has delivered a spike for the anti-immigration party One Nation, triggering media speculation that Australian politics is on the cusp of a populist realignment.
The Conversation · Feb 8 One Nation surges to new high as Coalition slumps to record low in latest Newspoll Newspoll, Redbridge and Morgan polls all have One Nation second behind Labor, with the Coalition third. However, there are no Labor vs One Nation two-party estimates.
AAP · Feb 8 Liberals prepare for leadership coup after 'dire' poll Angus Taylor is expected to run for the Liberal Party's top job despite warnings it would amount to a "political assassination" of its first female leader.