79 m. ago Sussan Ley declares Liberal leadership candidacy after party ‘let Australian women down’

The Liberal deputy leader said her appointment would send a strong signal to Australian women but declared her candidacy was about much more than gender.

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4 d. ago ‘Nothing more I could have done’: White concedes to Chaney in Curtin

Liberal candidate in Curtin Tom White has rung opponent Kate Chaney to concede defeat.

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5 d. ago Victoria hot seats LIVE updates: Liberal HQ finally reveals where to find Bruce candidate Safi; Hill lashes out at independents

Follow our rolling in-depth coverage of Victoria’s crunch seats that could decide the election.

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6 d. ago Zahid Safi getting grilled by a voter about his Masters degree

At a polling booth in the electorate of Bruce, a voter grills Liberal candidate Zahid Safi about the validity of his claim to have a Masters degree.

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7 d. ago Zoe Daniel and Tim Wilson on the cost of living in Goldstein

Independent MP, Zoe Daniel and Liberal candidate, Tim Wilson on the cost of living in Goldstein.

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8 d. ago Star Liberal candidate ‘forgot’ he was once a member of the ALP

Benson Saulo was accused of party-hopping after his stint with the Greens came to light, and now it turns out he had a forgettable affinity with Labor.

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9 d. ago ‘Borderline racism’: Embattled Bennelong Liberal candidate cries foul

Scott Yung tried to overcome the blizzard of negative media coverage during a podcast appearance with a friendly face.

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1 week ago Liberal candidate’s offensive posts surface to ruffle feathers in Fowler

A candidate controversy over offensive social media posts regarding First Nations people has flared in the high-profile western Sydney seat.

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2 w. ago Fake reviews, a bewildered family: Following the threads of a candidate’s business empire

A Liberal candidate in suburban Melbourne paints himself as a successful “small businessman”. I started looking into his businesses, and found some very surprising results.

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2 w. ago Truck carrying Liberal candidate's signage crashes into early voting centre

A truck with Liberal signage crashed into an early voting centre in Quakers Hill.

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3 w. ago Swastika drawn on Liberal corflute of Indigenous candidate at home of MP David Southwick

Southwick, who is Jewish and campaigns against antisemitism, said the vandalism on the poster for Benson Saulo, who is running for the federal seat of Macnamara, was “very confronting”.

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3 w. ago Victoria’s hot seats LIVE updates: Liberal candidate keeps Def Leppard beat; Abbott finds a road bump in Wannon

Follow our in-depth coverage of key electorates with on-the-ground reporting of all the candidates moves.

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3 w. ago Frantic calls, party concern as Lib candidate under spotlight

Bennelong’s Liberal candidate Scott Yung spruiks a tale of typical Liberal aspiration and success but others in the party are less convinced by the Yung lore.

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4 w. ago Dutton dodges questions about Liberal candidate pleading guilty to financial charge

Liberals are asking questions about their party’s vetting process as candidates keep making headlines.

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4 w. ago Another Liberal candidate under pressure as candidate vetting questioned

Liberals are asking questions about their party’s vetting process as candidates keep making headlines.

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4 w. ago Saudi Arabia very safe for women, says Liberal candidate who does business there

Amnesty International continues to raise the alarm about Saudi Arabia’s male guardianship laws, which give men authority over women in most aspects of life in the Kingdom.

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last month Victoria’s hot seats LIVE updates: Liberal campaign manager sacked in Bruce; Goldstein candidates’ property portfolios

Join us over the next four weeks for an in-depth look at the candidates, hot-button issues, and a breakdown of the policies and campaign promises in four key Victorian electorates.

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last month Dutton vows to support women in combat after dumped candidate goes on attack

Former Liberal candidate Benjamin Britton claimed the party’s defence spokesman Andrew Hastie shared his view that women should not be in combat units.

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