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‘Book should be thrown at’ branch stackers: Perrottet

Dominic Perrottet says the book should be thrown at Liberal branch stackers, as one of his federal colleagues says bully boys are derailing his campaign.

The New Daily

Liberals name election candidates for Maitland, Swansea

The NSW Liberal Party has named Michael Cooper as its candidate to contest the seat of Maitland a little more than a month out from the state election.

Newcastle Herald

NSW Liberals suspend upper house MP Peter Poulos over leaking of explicit photos

The NSW Liberal Party has suspended upper house MP Peter Poulos after revelations he leaked explicit photos of a female colleague five years ago.

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NSW Liberal Party won't confirm if Dominic Perrottet disclosed Nazi costume in vetting process

The party will not be drawn on whether the premier told them about the Nazi costume during his preselection vetting process in 2010, saying the process is "confidential".

ABC News

Councillor calls out bullying: "I have nothing to hide"

Newcastle Liberal councillor Jenny Barrie has sensationally called out a culture of bullying and bitter infighting in her party's local branches.

Newcastle Herald

Liberals members 'disciplined' over breach

A number of NSW Liberal members are set to be disciplined over breaches of branch rules after a "complex" online scheme was discovered by the party.

AAP

NSW Premier refuses to concede blow to gender representation pledge after female MP snub

NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet refuses to concede the Liberal Party has suffered a blow to its attempt to boost the number of women in its ranks after Natalie Ward fails to win preselection.

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Elliott to run for NSW Liberal deputy post

The NSW Liberal Party will vote for a new deputy leader after a tumultuous week that saw the departure of two ministers.

AAP

Kyrgios to face court

Good morning, early birds. Australian tennis player Nick Kyrgios will face court over the alleged assault of his ex-girlfriend, and Victoria’s Deputy Nationals Leader Steph Ryan will reportedly quit politics today. It’s the news you need to know, with Emma Elsworthy.

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Liberals accuse each other's factions of 'thuggish behaviour' and being 'a cancer that's infected the party'

Recriminations over the Coalition's federal election loss have spectacularly boiled over, with senior Liberal Party figures engaging in a vicious blame game.

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Women's Minister Marise Payne refuses to say if Warringah candidate Katherine Deves should be dumped

Women's Minister Marise Payne refuses to say whether she thinks Katherine Deves, who has been forced to apologise multiple times for controversial comments about transgender people, should be removed while fellow Liberal senator Jane Hume describes her as an "excellent" candidate.

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Election timetable: What happens now the election has been called?

Your handy guide to how the election process will unfold — and how long the parties have to sort out their factional fights over candidates.

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The Liberal party crisis is not a dysfunctional family soap opera – democracy is at stake

The courts won’t wade into the murky pool of internal party politics and it seems ordinary Australians don’t want to either

The Guardian - AU

Fierravanti-Wells opens up the weeping sore of NSW Libs’ factional warfare

Senator Concetta Fierravanti-Wells is leaving no one in two minds about her views of the NSW Liberal Party. What will the press gallery do?

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‘Extraordinary’ preselection shutdown exposes Scott Morrison to grassroots fury

An order cancelling democratic votes for Liberal party candidates in favour of having them picked by Mr Morrison and other party bosses has caused uproar.

AAP

Judge rules in favour of NSW Liberal exec

A Supreme Court judge has ruled in favour of a NSW Liberal Party executive member for the executive to stay in office beyond Monday's federal-set deadline.

AAP

Judge to rule on NSW Liberals AGM deadline

A Supreme Court judge has reserved her decision in a case that may affect the NSW Liberal Party constitution and preselection of federal election candidates.

The Conversation

Grattan on Friday: Morrison's boys are frontline players in the 'childish' factional games he condemns

Scott Morrison’s language was sharp, bordering on bullying. Asked on Wednesday about the preselection shambles in the NSW Liberal Party, his message was that recalcitrant party members should leave things to the professionals.

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