3 h. ago Liberal leader shares moment of vulnerability, speaks of the pain of coercive control

In a speech traversing the personal and political, Sussan Ley opened the door to gender equality quotas, saying it was “fine” if Liberal state divisions imposed them.

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7 h. ago Liberal leader will be a ‘zealot’ for recruiting women, including via quotas

Sussan Ley has opened the door to quotas, saying it was “fine” if Liberal state divisions imposed them for women.

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5 d. ago Brad Battin toppled John Pesutto as leader – then voted to save him with bailout

The former state Liberal leader’s bailout was backed by the opposition, with the party’s decision prompting Moira Deeming to liken her treatment to institutional abuse.

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6 d. ago This developer wants to keep Pesutto on a leash. What’s worse, Liberals are entertaining the idea

Property developer Hilton Grugeon has offered the former Victorian Liberal leader a $1 million lifeline that would save his political career, for now. But there are astonishing strings attached.

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2 w. ago ‘A sexist man’: Catley slams Speakman after he calls her ‘hysterical’

The NSW Liberal leader made the comments on the same day he slammed a Victorian party elder for claiming Liberal women were “sufficiently assertive”.

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3 w. ago Valerie Mahaffey, actor who played quirky villains, dies aged 71

She had a knack for playing eccentric women who sometimes revealed themselves to be sinister, appearing on shows including Desperate Housewives and Seinfeld.

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3 w. ago ‘Straighten your tiara and let’s get on with the job’: Hume admits she took Ley dumping personally

Liberal senator Jane Hume has rebuked Opposition Leader Sussan Ley for demoting her to the backbench.

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4 w. ago ‘100 per cent disappointed. Furious’: Nationals MP says Littleproud misled the party

As Nationals leader David Littleproud negotiates a fragile truce with Liberals leader Sussan Ley, one of his own MPs says he has deceived his colleagues.

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