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Australia news as it happened: Liberal National Party holds on to Longman, Hume stands by foreign interference warnings
EnergyAustralia is accused of misleading around 400,000 customers over ‘carbon-neutral’ bills, with a Federal Court case ...
Net zero has been ground zero for energy ambition. What a chance we have now
The Albanese government’s decisive victory creates a historic opportunity to shift thinking from the short to the long term ...
Sussan Ley elected leader of the Liberal Party, Jacinta Price pulls out of race for deputy
Liberal leader Sussan Ley has warned the Liberal Party it needs to “respect modern Australia and reflect modern Australia” in ...
Sussan Ley a ‘unique opportunity’ for Liberal Party, VP says
Sussan Ley is a “really unique opportunity” for the Liberal Party to embody the “Australian dream” and “rebuild around that” ...
Four charts that show why Liberals are struggling to win elections
A “first past the post” electoral system would have delivered the Coalition an extra 13 seats, analysis by The Australian ...
Greens defend internal complaints process after Tammy Franks’s shock resignation
A day after upper house MP Tammy Franks walked out on her party, the South Australian Greens have hit back at their former co ...
The Future of the Liberal Party
The coalition now has its smallest team in modern history, almost 50 fewer seats than when Tony Abbott was Prime Minister ...
Australia's Albanese Labor government sworn in for second term
SYDNEY: Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese was sworn in for a second term on Tuesday (May 13), alongside his ...
Pauline Hanson predicts period of 'disarray' for Liberal Party, suggests new leader Sussan Ley 'too far to the left'
One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has called for the Liberal Party to get its act together, as she delivered her assessment on how it will fare under the leadership of Sussan Ley.
India rejects China's latest renaming of places in Arunachal border state
India said on Wednesday that it rejects China's move to rename places in the northeastern state of Arunachal Pradesh where ...
What is the ‘glass cliff’ phenomenon – and why do women often find themselves on the precipice?
The “glass cliff” has sometimes been invoked in misogynist ways to downplay the strengths of women in leadership, saying they ...
Political parties can recover after a devastating election loss. But the Liberals will need to think differently
If they want to ever win government again, the Liberals will need to look at party and policy reform – and widen their appeal to new parts of the electorate.