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Senior Liberals back Ley after 'cauterising the wound'

Senior Liberals believe the party has moved on from the recent furore around Indian migrants, although leader Sussan Ley is likely to remain under pressure.

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Liberals dust off and look to move on from Price saga

A senior Liberal is calling for the party to move on and focus on key issues for voters after a damaging saga that began with a colleague's migration comments.

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Sussan Ley sacks Jacinta Price after she refuses to declare leadership loyalty

Opposition Leader Sussan Ley has sacked Jacinta Nampijinpa Price from the shadow ministry, citing the senator’s failure to endorse her leadership as well as her refusal to apologise over her comment about Indian immigrants.

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View from The Hill: Should Sussan Ley extend the apology to Indian community that Jacinta Price refuses to give?

Sussan Ley’s difficulties in dealing with the Jacinta Nampijinpa Price affair have widened, amid signs it could be weaponised by her factional enemies.

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The Liberals used to be the party for women – then John Howard came along

It’s no secret the Liberal Party of Australia has a problem with women. The party has made headlines over the years for its toxic blokey “Big Swinging Dick” culture, underrepresentation of women in the party, and dwindling support from women voters.

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Legal teams will pore over 792 disputed ballots to help decide Bradfield nail-biter

Nicolette Boele was declared the member on 4 June by a slim margin of 26 votes, defeating the Liberal party candidate Gisele Kapterian

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Coalition splinters as heat rises on net-zero policy

More coalition troops are calling for a key climate target to be axed but the opposition leader is standing firm as debate rages within the political partners.

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Politics with Michelle Grattan: Malcolm Turnbull on Australia’s ‘dumb’ defence debate

The Albanese government remains in complicated territory on the international stage. It has to tread carefully with China, despite the marked warming of the bilateral relationship. It is yet to find its line and length with the unpredictable Trump administration.

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Last-ditch bid in knife-edge seat might not change fate

One of the most closely fought battles of the federal election faces a legal challenge, but one expert does not expect the result to flip.

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What happened to the Liberal party of Menzies? They became obsessed with virtue signalling

Robert Menzies knew the Australian people craved security and prosperity – not button-holing statements made by that one weird neighbour we all avoid

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Libs admit Chinese diaspora failings on listening tour

The opposition leader has met with senior Chinese community leaders to hear how the party can rebuild trust with the diaspora following its election loss.

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Culture change urged as issues threaten Liberal women

Unless the Liberal Party shakes up its culture, female candidates will continue to be pushed out of parliament, a coalition MP has warned.

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'Subverting democracy': Liberal hits out at quota push

A senior Liberal has rejected calls to introduce gender quotas for the party, but denies it's undermining efforts of Opposition Leader Sussan Ley.

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Liberal Party Apologises After Hacker Shared Multiple NSFW Pics On Social Media

The pics reportedly doubled as advertisements for breast enlargement surgery.

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Opposition starts on challenge of crafting (yet another) energy policy

The opposition is commencing the challenging task of framing a new energy policy, including deciding whether to stick by its commitment to net zero emissions by 2050.

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Liberals launch high-level probe into election drubbing

A decades-low primary vote and the challenges posed by teal independents will be key elements of a review into the Liberals' crushing federal election loss.

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Tasmania likely heading for another minority government after next month’s snap election

Tasmania’s election on July 19 will be a welcome circuit breaker following the recent mayhem and dysfunction which has addled state politics.

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Ex-premier slams MP's debt bid to ensure pre-selection

A proposal that could have averted bankruptcy for a former Liberal leader has been referred to an anti-corruption body, as a party stalwart hits out at an MP.

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‘Rambling rubbish’: inside the battle for the soul of the Liberal party in NSW

Increasingly, members want the federal intervention to end, with a return to the status quo or a streamlined committee of NSW figures put in charge

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Moderate Liberals say the party has a choice – be a far-right rump run by octogenarians or move to the centre

Alan Stockdale’s comments about ‘assertive women’ have thrust the battle for control of the NSW division back into the spotlight – and it’s not pretty viewing

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Liberal Party Leaders Slam Senior Member’s Comments About ‘Assertive Women’

A senior Liberal leader is getting dragged for out of touch remarks made to the party's NSW women's council this week.

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So assertive: Liberal women rebuke party elder for jibe

A former party president's crack about Liberal women now being "so assertive" has sparked a wave of rebuke from within coalition ranks.

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Why Alberta’s push for independence pales in comparison to Scotland’s in 2014

One day after the Liberal Party secured their fourth consecutive federal election victory, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith tabled legislation to change the signature threshold needed to put citizen-proposed constitutional questions on the ballot. She lowered it from the current 600,000 signatures to 177,000.

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Inside the Liberals’ battle to save John Pesutto from bankruptcy

Exclusive: Campaign to raise funds for former Victorian opposition leader has split party as deadline to pay $2.3m in defamation costs looms

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View from The Hill: Coalition split puts Victorian and NSW Nationals Senate seats at high risk

The Victorian and NSW Nationals senators due to face the voters at the 2028 election will struggle to hold their seats if the former partners do not re-form the Coalition before then.

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