2 w. ago NSW Liberal leadership as it happened: Kellie Sloane to lead party after Mark Speakman steps down

Liberal MPs have unanimously elected Kellie Sloane as leader. Follow live.

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2 w. ago NSW Liberal leadership LIVE updates: Kellie Sloane to lead party after Mark Speakman steps down

Liberal MPs have unanimously elected Kellie Sloane as leader. Follow live.

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2 w. ago NSW Liberal leadership LIVE updates: Kellie Sloane frontrunner to lead party after Mark Speakman steps down

Liberal MPs will gather on Friday morning to decide their new leader. Follow live.

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2 w. ago More pain for the Libs: Party veteran quits as $300,000 fundraiser called off

After this week’s leadership change, a Liberal black tie fundraiser planned to mark 12 months to the 2026 state election has been postponed.

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2 w. ago NSW Liberals prepare for challenge as Speakman’s hold on leadership disintegrates

Party powerbrokers have been desperate to stop a messy leadership challenge, but have all but accepted that is not possible.

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2 w. ago The numbers game: Inside the NSW Liberals’ leadership stalemate

Leadership numbers circulated by Liberal MPs show Vaucluse MP Kellie Sloane clearly has the numbers. So why doesn’t she make a move?

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2 w. ago Liberal leadership: The participation award for everyone in class

Leading the Victorian Liberals is like winning a participation award at state school: everyone gets one. Jess Wilson deserves an encouragement certificate, too.

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3 w. ago New NSW Nationals leader Gurmesh Singh open to nuclear energy

The only MP to run for the leadership will not rule out anything ahead of negotiations with the Liberal Party over net zero, and says nuclear energy “must be on the table”.

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3 w. ago Jess Wilson becomes Victoria’s first female Liberal leader after Battin ousted in spill

Victoria's opposition leader Brad Battin has been ousted in a leadership spill, with Jess Wilson emerging as the first female Liberal leader in the state's history.

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3 w. ago Victorian Liberal leadership spill as it happened: Jess Wilson, 35, becomes new opposition leader, first woman to lead state branch

Brad Battin has lost a leadership challenge less than a year into his tenure as Victorian opposition leader, and a little more than 12 months out from the state election.

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3 w. ago Victorian Liberal leadership spill LIVE: Jess Wilson targets debt, economy in first question time as libs leader

Brad Battin has lost a leadership challenge less than a year into his tenure as Victorian opposition leader, and a little more than 12 months out from the state election.

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3 w. ago Victorian Liberal leadership spill LIVE: Jess Wilson takes questions after beating Brad Battin to become leader

Brad Battin has lost a leadership challenge less than a year into his tenure as Victorian opposition leader, and a little more than 12 months out from the state election.

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3 w. ago Victorian Liberal leadership spill LIVE: Jess Wilson takes over state party as Brad Battin accepts defeat

Brad Battin has lost a leadership challenge less than a year into his tenure as Victorian opposition leader, and a little more than 12 months out from the state election.

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3 w. ago Victorian Liberal leadership spill LIVE: Jess Wilson to take over state party as Brad Battin accepts defeat

Brad Battin has lost a leadership challenge less than a year into his tenure as Victorian opposition leader, and a little more than 12 months out from the state election.

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3 w. ago Victorian Liberals leadership spill LIVE: Jess Wilson challenges Brad Battin

Brad Battin is facing a leadership challenge less than a year into his tenure as Victorian opposition leader, and a little more than 12 months out from the state election.

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3 w. ago Victorian Liberals leadership spill LIVE: Brad Battin set to be challenged by Jess Wilson

Brad Battin will face a leadership challenge less than a year into his tenure as Victorian opposition leader, and a little more than 12 months out from the state election.

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3 w. ago Sussan Ley showed up with a steely tone and strong message but forgot one group

With mounting talk of her terminal leadership, the Liberal leader has been looking for a lifeline. She grabbed one by siding with the net zero naysayers, but it may prove costly.

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