Liberal Party
Opinion
Victorian Parliament
It’s hard dose of reality time for shambolic Victorian Libs
There’s no painless way to modernise the Victorian Liberals, but there is a road back to electoral contention.
- by Shaun Carney
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Minister does not rule out referring Stuart Robert to watchdog
Special Minister of State Don Farrell said the government was “deeply concerned” by the reports about the former minister when asked in a Senate estimates hearing.
- by David Crowe
Pesutto faces fresh leadership test after being blindsided by MP’s resignation
A messy preselection looms in the seat of Warrandyte to replace the resigning Ryan Smith as former MP Tim Smith says his desire to remove the Andrews government has him considering a return to Spring Street.
- by Annika Smethurst and Rachel Eddie
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Victorian byelection
Victorian Liberal MP Ryan Smith quits politics, triggering byelection
After 16 years in parliament, Warrandyte MP Ryan Smith says he has become increasingly uncomfortable with the “negative tone” of politics.
- by Sumeyya Ilanbey
Fadden byelection kickstarts Labor campaign to raid Coalition seats
Anthony Albanese is seeking to turn the Fadden byelection, triggered by the resignation of Stuart Robert, into a campaign against the Coalition that reaches a broader audience.
- by David Crowe
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Indigenous Voice
Race commissioner warns political leaders not to ‘racialise’ Voice debate
Chin Tan sees danger signs in the rhetoric around the Voice debate, and says leaders and the media must ensure it does not descend into a “racial bun fight”.
- by Lisa Visentin and Jack Latimore
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Factional politics
‘We’re not the LNP’: Liberals call for Coalition rethink to save city seats
Tasmanian MP Bridget Archer is among Liberal Party members who believe the Coalition arrangement in opposition needs changing.
- by Paul Sakkal and James Massola
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Russia-Ukraine war
Putin’s private army should be listed as terrorists: opposition
The Wagner Group has been accused of widespread war crimes including executions and rape in Ukraine. The UK and France are also pushing to have the mercenary group listed as a terrorist organisation.
- by Anthony Galloway
Maria Kovacic beats Andrew Constance to take vacant Liberal Senate seat
Former Liberal Party state president Maria Kovacic will enter the Senate after edging out former state treasurer and transport minister Andrew Constance.
- by Anthony Galloway
Magazine
Good Weekend
The May 27 Edition
Liberal Bridget Archer, talking ’bout a revolution | James Comey, from “most hated” FBI boss to novelist | The case against blabberers
‘I feel like a weight has been lifted off me’: The MP who broke with Peter Dutton on signature stand
Julian Leeser is an emissary from the camp of constitutional and social conservatism and supports the Voice to parliament.
- by Jacqueline Maley