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Grattan on Friday: Sussan Ley hasn’t solved her Jacinta Price problem – it may just become bigger

It says everything about the Liberals that the fracas over Jacinta Nampijinpa Price’s comments about Indian immigrants became a proxy for the longer-term, debilitating battle over the party’s leadership and identity.

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Sussan Ley sacks Jacinta Price after she refuses to declare leadership loyalty

Opposition Leader Sussan Ley has sacked Jacinta Nampijinpa Price from the shadow ministry, citing the senator’s failure to endorse her leadership as well as her refusal to apologise over her comment about Indian immigrants.

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View from The Hill: Damage done by Jacinta Price’s Indian immigration comment likely to long haunt Liberals

In their different ways, Liberal frontbenchers Jacinta Nampijinpa Price and Alex Hawke are two bare-knuckle fighters.

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Buoyant Albanese plots next phase of Labor dynasty

Childcare reform, cutting HECS debt, enshrining penalty rates and initiating a new class of Labor MPs are the prime minister's priorities as parliament resumes.

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‘A very divisive period’: the challenges facing a Liberal party in existential crisis

In the first of a four-part series, Liberal party insiders look to whether Sussan Ley will lead a new era of conservative politics or face ongoing internal brawls and lingering animosity

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Grattan on Friday: New parliament presents traps for Albanese and Ley

Anthony Albanese hasn’t been in any rush to convene the new parliament, which Governor-General Sam Mostyn will open on Tuesday.

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PM’s China trip continues – as it happened

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Capability to dictate Australian defence spending

A senior minister says Australia will base its defence spending around capability and giving the armed forces what they need to protect the country.

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'Subverting democracy': Liberal hits out at quota push

A senior Liberal has rejected calls to introduce gender quotas for the party, but denies it's undermining efforts of Opposition Leader Sussan Ley.

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Concerns over US AUKUS review dismissed by deputy PM

Australia's deputy Prime Minister has dismissed concerns about the nation's US submarine deal as the Trump administration reviews the AUKUS pact.

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PM says Dfat will upgrade Middle East travel advice ‘very soon’ – as it happened

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View from the Hill: Liberals and Nationals patch things up and announce a shadow ministry

Two Victorian Liberal women, Jane Hume and Sarah Henderson, have been dumped and a key numbers man has been promoted from the backbench to the shadow cabinet in the new frontbench announced by Coalition leaders Sussan Ley and David Littleproud.

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Sussan Ley’s Unveiled Her First Shadow Cabinet — Who’s Been Promoted, Demoted Or Dumped?

The Liberals and Nationals have unveiled who's in and who's out of the new Coalition shadow ministry.

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Likely final House seat outcome: 94 Labor, 44 Coalition, 12 Others

The ABC has called Labor wins in 93 of the 150 House of Representatives seats. The Coalition has won 43 seats, the Greens one and all Others 11, with two seats (Bradfield and Calwell) remaining undecided.

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Andrew Hastie reveals ‘desire to lead’ Liberals one day after Sussan Ley takes top job

MP cites ‘personal reasons’ for not opposing new leader but wants to contribute to party’s coming ‘battle of ideas’

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View from The Hill: Ley says Liberals must ‘meet the people where they are’, but how can a divided party do that?

Cynics point out that when a party turns to a woman leader, it is often handing her a hot mess. That’s certainly so with the federal Liberals, now choosing their first female leader in eight decades.

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From nuclear to nature laws, here’s where new Liberal leader Sussan Ley stands on 4 energy and environment flashpoints

Sussan Ley has been elected Liberal leader after defeating rival Angus Taylor in a party room vote on Tuesday. Now the leadership question is settled, the hard work of rebuilding the party can begin.

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Sussan Ley Becomes First Female Liberal Party Leader As She Takes Peter Dutton’s Gig

Fun fact: apparently she added the extra “s” in her name in her 20s to align with numerology.

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Liberals elect first woman leader, with Ley defeating Taylor 29-25

The federal Liberal party has elected its first female leader, with Sussan Ley narrowly defeating Angus Taylor, 29-25.

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Morning Mail: Liberal showdown, toxic algae spreads, Trump backs down on China tariffs

Sussan Ley takes on Angus Taylor in leadership spill as voters urge PM to spped up reform; US trade U-turn welcomed by markets

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Liberals' first female leader promises strong policies

Liberals need to reconnect with Australians who deserted them, Sussan Ley says as her election as the party's first female leader signals an era of refreshment.

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The Liberals are about to select Peter Dutton’s replacement. Here’s who is in the running

The ballot for new leadership is not just a contest between individuals, but a struggle for the party’s future direction in the wake of resounding defeat

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Liberals warned to ditch culture wars ahead of vote

The needs of Australians must be prioritised over culture wars, an ex-Liberal has urged, as the party prepares to elect a new leader after its election loss.

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Plibersek punted as PM stamps authority on ministry

One of Labor's most senior women has been shifted out of a key portfolio as the prime minister shakes up his cabinet after a landslide election win.

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View from The Hill: if Jacinta Nampijinpa Price became Liberal deputy it would be a wild ride

Jacinta Nampijinpa Price’s confirmation she will run for Liberal deputy has put the members of an already shell-shocked party into a new spin.

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