11 h. ago Octogenarian Victorians ousted from NSW Libs, but not before trying to block appointment of a woman

A new committee handpicked by Sussan Ley and Mark Speakman will run the troubled NSW Liberals.

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1 week ago Assertive women should join the Liberals: Sussan Ley slams reverse quota suggestion

Former Victorian treasurer Alan Stockdale has been widely criticised for his comments about women.

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1 week ago The Liberals are not just going through a phase – this is a full

The party is not in good health. Sussan Ley’s main challenge is to ensure the party understands just how much trouble it is in.

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2 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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2 w. ago Ley’s first shadow ministry is on the mark. But now the hard work starts

Sussan Ley has promoted allies but retained key conservatives in a big refreshment of the Coalition’s shadow frontbench.

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2 w. ago Sussan Ley unveils shadow cabinet after backflip on Coalition split

Opposition Leader Sussan Ley and Nationals leader David Littleproud have unveiled their shadow cabinet after renewing the Coalition agreement.

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2 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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3 w. ago Sussan Ley to unveil shadow cabinet this week with a few surprises

As the dust settles on the Coalition on-again, off-again split, the Liberals and the Nationals are expected to sign a peace deal and unveil their frontbench.

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3 w. ago Rip it up and start again: the Coalition’s four days of chaos

“I’d never call it a marriage,” says Barnaby Joyce, who found himself playing peacemaker for long-time rival David Littleproud, rather “more of a business relationship”.

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3 w. ago Sussan Ley was compared with the Liz Truss lettuce, but it’s David Littleproud who’s reduced to clear

Whether the federal opposition is a restumped Coalition, a reimagined Liberal Party or some new configuration, it won’t have much time to get its house in order.

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3 w. ago When the party machine wouldn’t listen, Sussan Ley paid attention, to me

My electorate told me that the Liberals’ working-from-home policy was a dud. Sussan was the only one who cared.

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3 w. ago Littleproud was poised to dump his party rivals. They worked with Ley to rescue the Coalition

Nationals leader David Littleproud announced the dramatic about-face on Coalition talks in a snap press conference in Canberra on Thursday.

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3 w. ago Littleproud was poised to dump his party rivals. They worked with Ley to reopen Coalition talks

Nationals leader David Littleproud announced the dramatic about-face on Coalition talks in a snap press conference in Canberra on Thursday.

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3 w. ago What’s really behind the Coalition split, or will they stay together?

Nationals leader David Littleproud sensationally walked away from an 80-year tradition. What happens next is anyone’s guess.

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3 w. ago Australia news LIVE: Sussan Ley to seek peace deal with Nationals; Tony Abbott calls for parties to reunite; Liberal Party claims leaked letter exposes McKenzie’s motive to split Coalition

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3 w. ago Liberals to make Nationals reform nightmare a reality after Coalition split

Opposition Leader Sussan Ley is remaking the Liberal Party to reflect modern Australian values, which could deliver a seismic shift from old Coalition policies.

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3 w. ago Inside the Coalition split: Ley and Littleproud’s animus laid bare

The tension between Sussan Ley and the Nationals has been building for nearly a quarter of a century. This week it boiled over.

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3 w. ago Nationals leave themselves exposed in fight that amounts to chicken feed

Nationals leader David Littleproud said the walkout was over the party’s commitment to improving the lives of people in the regions. But the Nationals will be powerless to improve anyone’s lives without the Liberals. 

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4 w. ago ‘Stupid move’: Howard lashes Coalition split as Nationals leave Ley to go it alone

Nationals leader David Littleproud has sensationally announced that his party has split with the Liberal Party for the first time in almost four decades.

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4 w. ago Australia news as it happened: Liberal leader Sussan Ley details ‘disappointing’ split with Nationals; Michele Bullock defends interest rates strategy; Tim Wilson wins Goldstein

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