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Minns said he wouldn’t ‘gloat’ about Icac hearings into the Liberals. Instead, he’s quietly taking out the trash

Amid revelations that could damage the opposition’s state election hopes, the NSW government dropped key documents on three contentious issues

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Fugitive developer offered $100K to Perrottet brother

Controversial property developer Jean Nassif dangled a $100,000 political donation in front of a former premier's brother, phone taps have revealed.

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Change or die: how the Liberal Party’s long resistance to reform has left it fighting for life

The Liberal Party of Australia has fallen on hard times. The party has struggled to attract voters and has gone through leadership uncertainty. In his first press conference as leader in February 2026, Angus Taylor said that his party needed to “change or die”.

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Liberal leader's name drawn into corruption probe

A conservative Liberal Party faction sought to "shake down" now-party leader Angus Taylor for donations, a corruption inquiry has been told.

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Politics with Michelle Grattan: Paul Kelly on why Albanese is ‘misunderstood’ and Taylor needs to stay

In more than 50 years of covering Australian politics, journalist Paul Kelly has “certainly never seen a crisis like this”.

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Grattan on Friday: the zeitgeist doesn’t suit Angus Taylor but he could do more to help himself

As he surveys the degraded and demoralised Liberal Party he presides over, Angus Taylor has two major problems – and that’s leaving aside One Nation.

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'Really opened my eyes': Leanne Castley wants to stick to independent path

The idea One Nation has made an approach? Hilarious, former Liberal leader says.

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View from The Hill: Liberals now wedged in tunnel, staring at a sinkhole

The Liberal Party reminds one of that cumbersome machine, nicknamed Florence, that became stuck (twice) in a tunnel in the Snowy 2.0 project.

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Politics with Michelle Grattan: Jonno Duniam on guilt and relief about quitting politics

Despite being one of the Liberals’ strongest performers, frontbencher Jonno Duniam is quitting politics by the end of this year – and leaving with some regrets.

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'I know it seems a bit weird': Liberals pass motion backing 'noble mission' of the APS

Mark Parton wants to fix the party's messaging.

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View from The Hill: Tony Abbott to tour the country, trying to energise Liberals

Tony Abbott, the Liberals’ new activist federal president, is preparing to convene meetings around the country in an effort to drum up membership and support for the struggling party.

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Canberra Liberals 'very experienced in going down', Chief Minister says

Opposition Leader reveals love for the tram in the ACT Assembly.

The Canberra Times

Politics with Michelle Grattan: Keith Wolahan on when Liberals should preference One Nation

The Liberal Party is now “fighting for its existence”, according to one of its own former federal MPs.

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Returning to the centre may be the only way the walking dead Liberals can rise again

After the weekend defections to One Nation, and with more possibly to come, the task for remaining party loyalists is to regroup and reorient

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Victorian politics still exposed to ‘dark money’ and foreign donations as MPs struggle to agree on urgent reforms

Exclusive: state is now without caps on political donations or disclosure requirements, months out from November election

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Coalition preferences could deliver a One Nation victory in Farrer by-election

Since 2025, the radical-right One Nation party has experienced a polling surge – regularly polling ahead of the Coalition.

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View from The Hill: It’s a chilly campaign for Matt Canavan in Farrer

Nationals leader Matt Canavan is giving the concept of the political “ground game” a new twist in the Farrer byelection.

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Carney says it’s Canada’s ‘time to come together’ after Liberals secure majority

Byelection wins and defections push Canada’s Liberals into majority government under the prime minister

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‘Debased himself’ and risking Australia’s reputation: Liberals torn up about Taylor’s Trumpian immigration plan

Howard-era former minister Amanda Vanstone criticises parts of hardline policy but backs English language requirement

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Mark Carney secures majority after ‘unwinnable’ 2025 election victory, building new momentum

A year ago this month, Canadians delivered a result that seemed impossible just a few weeks earlier: another Liberal minority government, this time under newly chosen leader Mark Carney. Now, after winning three byelections, the Liberals have a majority for the first time since 2019.

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‘The perception is Carney is a wartime leader’: why Canada’s PM could secure a majority

As Trump’s actions spark a desire for stability, analysts say Carney is in effect assembling a union government

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Polls suggest Trump still shielding Labor as right-wing vote drops

In my March 30 article about Newspoll and two other polls, I said Donald Trump’s unpopularity was shielding Labor from a backlash over the fuel crisis. The YouGov and Morgan polls imply that’s still the case, with the combined vote for One Nation and the Coalition at 45–45.5% (down one…

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View from The Hill: Andrew Hastie calls out Trump’s war strategy

Andrew Hastie hung out his leadership shingle in a weekend interview that may have a few Liberals wondering if the right’s factional heavyweights made the best judgement in choosing Angus Taylor for the top job.

AAP

Outspoken Liberal MP rolled in preselection race

High-profile state Liberal MP Moira Deeming has been dealt a potentially career-ending blow after losing a preselection battle.

The Guardian - AU

Pauline Hanson’s One Nation likely to win second South Australian lower house seat

ABC projects rightwing populist party will pick up the electorate of Hammond from the Liberals

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