51 h. ago Liberals ignore, despise and knife their leaders – and drive their party over a cliff

Unlike the Labor Party, which mythologises even its pedestrian leaders, the Liberal Party celebrates only Menzies and Howard.

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1 week ago Kellie Sloane and Sussan Ley rallied the Liberal Party faithful. Mark Speakman wasn’t among them

Kellie Sloane and Sussan Ley made their historic appearance at the Liberals’ NSW conference on Saturday, as the first female duo to lead the federal and state party.

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2 w. ago The Liberal Party has new female leaders. Now for some new voters.

The party is led by women federally and in NSW, Victoria and the NT. It’s time to fix the whole system.

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2 w. ago The Liberal Party is not splitting over net zero: It’s just a policy debate

In its 81-year history, the party has navigated some deep policy differences – and stayed united.

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2 w. ago The Liberal Party has been too slow to adapt to our contemporary society

Jess Wilson was born in 1990, the year I was elected to the House of Representatives in federal parliament, becoming the first Liberal woman to be elected to the House in a Victorian seat.

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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 Mark Speakman resigns LIVE updates: Kellie Sloane frontrunner to lead NSW Liberal Party as Speakman steps down

After days of speculation Mark Speakman is set to stand down as NSW Liberal leader.

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2 w. ago It might look funny, but the Liberals’ latest episode of Groundhog Day is no laughing matter

The Victorian Liberal Party’s new leader, Jess Wilson, has challenges ahead: to unite the party and build a strong attack against Labor.

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2 w. ago As it happened: Wells says latest Triple Zero death will be fully investigated; UN approves Trump’s Gaza peace plan; Jess Wilson makes history as first female Victorian Liberal leader

Follow along as we bring you the latest live news updates from Australia and around the world.

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2 w. ago ‘Sussan has been undermined from day one’: Former Liberal MP quits party in protest

Hollie Hughes resigned her membership of the party she spent six years with in the Senate on Tuesday with a furious spray at her former colleagues.

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2 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 Moderate Liberals beg supporters ‘don’t give up on the party’

Nationals MPs are demanding Opposition Leader Sussan Ley abandon her resistance to subsidising new coal plants.“We should build some,” says Matt Canavan.

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3 w. ago As history beckons, Wilson’s moderate appeal will force Labor to sharpen its attack

The new Liberal leader guarantees Victoria its first popularly elected female premier in 2026. Jess Wilson’s youth, ideology and financial credentials make her a formidable foe for Jacinta Allan.

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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 Australia news LIVE: Wells says latest Triple Zero death will be fully investigated; UN approves Trump’s Gaza peace plan; Jess Wilson makes history as first female Victorian Liberal leader

Follow along as we bring you the latest live news updates from Australia and around the world.

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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 A new Liberal leader won’t work. The problem is the horse, not the jockey

If the Liberal Party doesn’t reflect the country it wishes to lead, it will become a regional grievance party rather than a national governing force.

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