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Labor, Greens and Legalise Cannabis likely to have combined majority in Victorian upper house

There has been much more counting for the Victorian upper house since Saturday night, when under 30% had been counted in most of the eight regions. Five members are elected per region for a total of 40 seats, with the quota for each region at one-sixth of the vote or…

The Conversation

‘It’s a grey wash’: Liberals frustrated over preselections in NSW and Victoria

MPs say candidates need to better represent the community, after Natalie Ward loses preselection battle

The Guardian - AU

Paul Bongiorno: Media echo chambers added to Liberals losing touch with voters

The Liberals and Nationals seem increasingly incapable of breaking with their losing ways, writes Paul Bongiorno.

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The Victorian Liberals say the state's debt is larger than any other state and larger than NSW, Queensland and Tasmania combined. Is that correct?

Victoria's Shadow Treasurer David Davis and the Liberal Party say Victoria's debt is larger than Queensland, NSW and Tasmania combined. RMIT ABC Fact Check runs the numbers.

ABC News

Liberals’ pervasive ‘women problem’ a sign of a party that won’t learn

Women make up fewer than a third of Liberal MPs across the states and Commonwealth, when all the evidence indicates voters won’t accept that.

Crikey

Victorian Liberals embarrassed by extremists within: how does this keep happening?

By rights, Victorians marking their ballot papers in the 2022 election this week should be casting judgment on the unprecedented emergency powers enforced during the COVID-19 crisis, while also evaluating the health, education and economic policies put forward in Australia’s second-most-populous state.

The Conversation

Melbourne’s eastern suburbs are ground zero in battle for Liberal party’s future

Hawthorn and Kew seen as vital seats for the Victorian Liberals, still reeling from their federal election rout

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More federal funding required to hit net-zero by 2050, report finds

Chamber of Commerce says Canada risks falling behind the U.S. on low-carbon initiatives.

Politico

View from The Hill: Without those 'lefties' the Liberals can't regain government

A key issue for the Liberals’ election post-mortem that reports later this year – conveniently after the Victorian election – is how the party deals in future with the “teal” phenomenon.

The Conversation

Not again: Why another federal election may be on the horizon in Canada

The recent selection of Pierre Poilievre as Conservative leader and Justin Trudeau’s announcement that he will lead the Liberals into the next federal election has started a chain of events that will play out over the next 12 months.

The Conversation

If not now, when can Canadians expect an election?

The current Parliament could last until 2025, but insiders and observers say it likely won't.

Politico

338Canada: Will Quebec Liberals recover from the next election?

François Legault is staying put. The future of his rivals is much less secure.

Politico

'Lack of vision' led to Lib election loss

The Liberals' youth wing has cited failures on integrity, climate and women in a submission to the party's review of its federal election defeat in May.

AAP

Young Liberals blame election defeat on climate inaction and ‘coordinated attack’ on net zero target

Party’s youth wing also cites failure to recruit women and to deliver national integrity commission as factors in Coalition loss

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'I'm not just a family man': How a DJ became a Liberal MLA

Ed Cocks was once a fixture in Canberra's night club scene.

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New Liberal MPs: Nuclear energy should be in the mix

The newly-elected federal member for Hughes in New South Wales, the Liberals' Jenny Ware, said in her maiden speech to the Parliament that nuclear power should be an essential part of the nation's energy transition, while Queensland Liberal Colin Boyce used his first speech to raise concerns about the level…

Crikey

UAP wins final Victorian Senate seat

Labor will need to rely on the United Australia Party, Jacqui Lambie, One Nation or David Pocock alongside the Greens to pass legislation in the Senate.

ABC News

Bushfire swings went both ways in Gilmore poll, but Andrew Constance still can't save it from here

With Ms Phillips still not formally declared the winner until the full distribution of preferences is finished, an election analyst doubts there will be an automatic recount trigger of under 100 votes.

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Liberal politician scores $150k grant for rowing club where daughter is a member

A taxpayer-funded grant promised by a Tasmanian Liberal candidate during the 2021 state election funnelled $150,000 into the rowing club where her daughter was a member.

Crikey

Estranged from big business? Yeah nah. Dutton starts out with a ridiculous spin

The new opposition leader is having himself — and us — on. The Liberals are right in the pockets of big business. It’s investors they don’t like.

Crikey

Morrison won’t be on frontbench: Dutton

Peter Dutton is putting the final touches to his frontbench lineup but it will not include Scott Morrison who is expected to retire before 2025.

The Guardian - AU

‘True to our values’: partisan warrior elected as new leader of Australian Liberals after crushing defeat

Peter Dutton, a former home affairs minister and hardliner, is trying to craft a softer image, as he vows party will return to concerns of ‘forgotten Australians’

ABC News

Liberal, National parties set to decide leadership positions following federal election loss

The Coalition parties will today vote on who should lead them in the wake of the election. The Liberals' meeting appears set to be a simple one, but the Nationals will have a three-way contest.

The Guardian - AU

Lost in suburbia: Victorian Liberals search for a base

Analysis: with a state election on the way, the clock is ticking for the Coalition to define themselves

Crikey

After-dark pundits want to push the Liberals further right. Let them

If the News Corp hacks had their way, the Liberal Party would never win back its heartland. Doesn’t sound so bad, does it?

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