33 h. ago The Liberal Party’s on life support. Time for a deathbed conversion

What the Liberal Party needs to move forward isn’t more factional sniping, but the birth of a movement supported by people who believe in backing aspiration.

Events

67 h. ago Liberal Party has become irrelevant to our national conversation

Its differences with Labor on defence are minor and there’s little real difference on the economy or housing.

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4 d. ago Sussan Ley champions Liberal history of backing migrants, in challenge to conservatives

In a statement celebrating the 81st anniversary of the party, Ley said the Liberals must seek to win the votes of all “modern Australians”.

Events

5 d. ago End this ‘mass public therapy session’: Key Liberal’s blunt message to his divided party

“An ongoing mass public therapy session doesn’t exactly scream ‘ready for government’,” Paterson said in a keynote speech. “The Liberal Party is not a think tank.”

Politics

7 d. ago Abbott says Ley and Liberals need to learn from his stint as opposition leader

Former prime minister Tony Abbott says the Coalition to redirect its focus as Opposition Leader Sussan Ley suffered a huge slump in her approval rating after a month of Liberal Party infighting.

Politics

8 d. ago Taylor Swift and the Liberal Party suffer from the same problem

Once a political party starts fighting about its own fighting, and once its chief output is about itself, it needs fresh material. Just like Tay Tay.

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9 d. ago Battin seeks ‘enthusiasm’ in reshuffle, but not everyone’s on board

The reshuffle immediately inflamed tensions, and set off feverish phone calls, within an already despondent Liberal party room.

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9 d. ago ‘Social suicide’: Uni Liberal Club laments failure to attract new members as political party taints image

The club is celebrating its centenary, but current members admit the term “Liberal” is so unpalatable, it’s preventing young people from joining.

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9 d. ago ‘Friends disowned me’: Uni Liberal Club admits it’s a struggle to attract new members

The club is celebrating its centenary, but current members admit the term “Liberal” is so unpalatable, it’s preventing young people from joining.

Politics

1 week ago Liberal Party factions: The split in the Right that is reshaping the political landscape

The splits within the Liberal Party have been on show since the May election. But they run deeper than most may realise.

Politics

1 week ago Sussan Ley will be challenged, but Libs may resist this Hastie elevation

Andrew Hastie has said he wants to lead the Liberal Party one day. But the Perth MP personifies the division at the heart of conservative politics in 2025.

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1 week ago Angry Liberal rebukes rebel Hastie: ‘This is how we become like the Victorians’

In Tuesday morning’s Liberal Party room meeting in Canberra, Aldred boldly stood up and said she and other colleagues would lose their seats at the next election if the party did not unite.

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2 w. ago From punk to power: Takaichi eyes history as Japan’s first female PM

Sanae Takaichi is poised to emulate Margaret Thatcher and shatter the ultimate glass ceiling by becoming her country’s first female prime minister after securing the presidency of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party.

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2 w. ago ‘Iron lady’: Japan set for first female prime minister as Sanae Takaichi wins party vote

Sanae Takaichi is poised to become Japan’s first female prime minister after securing the presidency of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party.

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2 w. ago Liberal deputy mayor’s children among party’s biggest donors

The children of Liverpool Council’s Liberal deputy mayor graduated from high school only recently. In March, they each donated $7500.

Society

3 w. ago This zombie scandal will haunt the Libs, unless they eject Morrison

The former prime minister bragged about creating robo-debt. Will expelling him restore public faith in the Liberal Party brand?

Politics

3 w. ago ‘It’s not your party,’ senior Liberal figure tells Andrew Hastie

Amanda Vanstone scolds Andrew Hastie but Angus Taylor, who lost to Sussan Ley in the Liberals’ leadership ballot, has defended him: “Good on Andrew for making a contribution.”

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