12 h. ago Victoria enters election year on political knife’s edge as opposition support surges

The latest Resolve Political Monitor shows Jess Wilson is the most popular Liberal leader since the survey began and voters back Labor’s youth crime changes.

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3 d. ago South Australian Liberal leader steps down months out from election

South Australian Opposition Leader Vincent Tarzia has announced he is stepping down from the role just three months out from the state election.

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2 w. ago Change of Liberal leader breathes new life into NSW politics

The NSW Liberals have been swinging in the breeze. Kellie Sloane’s arrival will rejuvenate the party.

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2 w. ago NSW Liberal leader Kellie Sloane heckled during visit to Parramatta

A protester shouted at Sloane to “go on back to Vaucluse” as she tried to woo voters in western Sydney, but she told them she wasn’t afraid to have “difficult conversations”.

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2 w. ago The lost art of opposition: Is it a role beyond salvage for Sussan Ley?

TIhe Liberal leader has prioritised keeping the Coalition together. But what does she – and her party – actually stand for?

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2 w. ago As it happened: AFP address media after arrests over threats to federal politicians; Northern Territory braces for Tropical Cyclone Fina

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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 Australia news LIVE: AFP address media after arrests over threats to federal politicians; Northern Territory braces for Tropical Cyclone Fina

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2 w. ago Australia news LIVE: Northern Territory braces for Tropical Cyclone Fina; ABC staff move to industrial action

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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 Australia news LIVE: PM arrives in South Africa for G20 summit; NSW Liberals meet to decide new leader after Speakman resigns; Fatigue cracks found in cargo plane that crashed and killed 14

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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 ‘Final blow’: Speakman quits as NSW Liberal leader after MPs abandon him

NSW Liberal Leader Mark Speakman has fallen on his sword after he lost “credibility” among his colleagues.

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2 w. ago Australia news LIVE: US House votes to release Epstein files as Trump hosts Saudi leader at White House; NSW Liberals defy federal colleagues to retain net zero target

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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

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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 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 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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