Teen terror accused has 'limited access' to lawyers Lawyers for a teenager accused of preparing a terrorist attack against a political leader are trying for longer meetings with their client, a judge has heard. AAP · Apr 22
Liberals can rule again if they take a simple lesson from their defeat – but Taylor’s Trumpian plan strays from the light Taylor painted a grim picture of migration that fits more with his tenuous political position than the state of the country The Guardian - AU · Apr 17
Angus Taylor’s bid to reel in One Nation voters reeks of desperation, and tramples over Australia’s fair go values Why imitate Pauline Hanson when voters can have the real thing? The opposition leader’s tactics only spread fear, hate and division The Guardian - AU · Apr 15
Take heart, Keir Starmer – Australia’s PM faced similarly dim prospects, and he triumphed The Labour party could benefit from Reform’s association with an unpopular US president – but only if it learns to connect again with voters, says Tim Soutphommasane, professor in political theory at the University of Oxford The Guardian - UK · Apr 14
Peter Dutton lands LNP-appointed investment gig Former opposition leader Peter Dutton has been appointed to a new role to bolster mining and defence investment in his home state. AAP · Apr 10
The Liberal Party’s current woes are many. Sidelining Victoria is one of them The recent elevation of Angus Taylor to leader of the Liberal Party generated an expected avalanche of commentary. The reactions ranged over most points of the compass. In some, Taylor was depicted as a final leadership throw of the dice to avert the slide of the Liberals towards electoral oblivion.… The Conversation · Mar 4
'Thoughtless offending' blamed for Liberal poll rout The Liberal Party alienated immigrants, young people and women during its calamitous 2025 election campaign, which a review describes as its worst in history. AAP · Mar 3
Tabled document reveals Liberal party’s secret election review of its ‘worst campaign’: from ‘grim’ Dutton to ‘weird’ nuclear policy PM tables copy of secret review, which describes former leader Peter Dutton as ‘unattractive to women’ The Guardian - AU · Mar 3
View from The Hill: Leaked election review slates Dutton while highlighting Liberals’ longer term intractable problems In an example of short-term thinking, the Liberal Party’s federal executive decided on Friday to bury its election review. But it was unable to cremate it. The Conversation · Mar 3
Betrayal: Liberals bury review into election disaster The Liberal Party will not publicly release a long-awaited review into its deplorable 2025 election campaign, which one of its authors described as horrifying. AAP · Feb 27
Co-author of Liberal election review says party members will be ‘horrified’ at decision to suppress it The co-author of the Liberals’ election review, former minister Nick Minchin, has lashed out at the party’s Friday decision to suppress its publication. The Conversation · Feb 27
The Liberal party believes Trump-style politics is the way to win back power. But it just won’t work in urban Australia It appears the Liberals are living in an echo chamber. The young voters they need to find are not The Guardian - AU · Feb 21
Slow moving crash: the anatomy of a Liberal coup Angus Taylor resoundingly succeeded in rolling Sussan Ley for the Liberal leadership in a contest expected to be tight but the saga was far from edifying. AAP · Feb 13
Once demoted, now deputy leader: what will Jane Hume do for the Liberal party? The Victorian senator’s elevation may help mitigate the effects of the party dumping its first female leader after only nine months. It also suggests the moderates still hold influence The Guardian - AU · Feb 13
The Guardian - AU · Feb 13 DJ more, channel Zohran and get a sleep doctor: Adam Bandt on life after politics and saving the planet The former Greens leader’s appointment as CEO of the Australian Conservation Foundation raised eyebrows – but for him, the mission remains the same
The Guardian - AU · Feb 13 A ‘desiccated coconut’ and a ‘grub’: Angus Taylor has copped some insults – but he’s in good company Australia’s political leaders have used plenty of colourful language to describe their opponents. Here are a few gems from the archives
The Conversation · Feb 12 Angus Taylor defeats Sussan Ley by hefty margin of 34-17 as Liberal leader Angus Taylor has defeated Sussan Ley for Liberal leader by a hefty margin of 34-17, giving him strong authority to try to improve the fortunes of the debilitated federal opposition.
The Conversation · Feb 12 Grattan on Friday: How did the Liberals’ first female leader find herself on the mat in under a year? Sussan Ley always seemed set to be only an interim Liberal leader. If, as is likely, Angus Taylor wins the ballot on Friday morning, he could suffer the same fate.
The Guardian - AU · Feb 12 Angus Taylor will challenge for the Liberal leadership – but who will be the deputy? Contenders for next deputy opposition leader include Jane Hume, Tim Wilson and Ted O’Brien
AAP · Feb 11 Who is the MP set to challenge the Liberal leadership? From Rhodes Scholar to a consulting partner, to more than a decade in politics, Angus Taylor is positioning for his potential next step as Liberal Party leader.
The Conversation · Feb 11 Who is Angus Taylor and could he cut it as opposition leader? Angus Taylor has all the on-paper qualifications to be opposition leader. But there are big questions over how well he could do the job, when a miracle worker is needed to lift the struggling Liberal Party from its existential crisis.
The Conversation · Feb 3 Why preferential voting is superior to first past the post The South Australian state election will be held on March 21. Preferential voting will be used to elect members for all 47 single-member lower house seats. This is the same system as used for federal House of Representatives elections.
The Conversation · Jan 29 Grattan on Friday: 2 aspirants who are unlikely to suit the times vie for the Liberal leadership The Liberal manoeuvrings for an assault on Sussan Ley’s leadership don’t lack transparency.
AAP · Jan 29 'Strong, kind': medical mentor and former MP farewelled Former Liberal MP Katie Allen, who died aged 59 after developing a rare form of cancer, has been remembered as a kind leader admired for her selflessness.
AAP · Jan 23 The election campaign threat that has parties worried Labor's review of its thumping 2025 federal election victory has found the biggest threat to its future success might lie beyond the floundering opposition.