May 2022
Pandemic politics, demographics blamed for Liberal wipeout
Pandemic politics and shifting demographics were blamed for an almost total wipeout of Liberals across suburban Melbourne, which means Victoria’s 12 Coalition MPs could be cut in half.
- Patrick Durkin
‘Offensive and divisive’: Liu fires up in bid to shield Chinese vote
Australia’s first overseas-born Chinese MP, Glayds Liu, has angrily rejected suggestions that the Coalition’s anti-Beijing rhetoric is turning voters against her.
- Georgie Moore
Anti-China rhetoric causes Liberals problems in Bennelong
There are concerns in the Coalition that Bennelong could again fall to Labor, with the prime minister arguing he was tough on the Chinese government, not its people.
- Phillip Coorey and Georgie Moore
April 2022
‘They wouldn’t know which way is up’: Voters mull options in Chisholm
Liberal Gladys Liu won the suburban Melbourne seat of Chisholm by just 1100 votes in 2019. She faces a tough fight to retain the seat three years later.
- Tom McIlroy
July 2021
Labor picks senior union official for key marginal seat
Victorian Trades Hall assistant secretary Carina Garland, who has a PhD in gender and cultural studies, will tussle with Gladys Liu for the seat of Chisholm.
- Andrew Tillett
December 2020
- Analysis
- Monetary policy
Red herrings on the path of RBA's QE search party
Two big events this week have raised questions about whether the RBA is due to shift or expand QE.
- Matthew Cranston
February 2020
Frydenberg's adviser will not front High Court over election signs
Simon Frost has been spared from facing the High Court of Australia over Chinese language signs used during last year's election.
- Liz Main
December 2019
Frydenberg, Liu win legal fight over election signage
Treasurer Josh Frygenberg and Liberal MP Gladys Liu did not mislead Mandarin-speaking voters, a court has ruled.
- Liz Main
Labor renews pursuit of Liu amid fresh questions over China ties
Victorian Liberal MP Gladys Liu did work for a Chinese company with links to the Communist Party.
- Andrew Tillett
- Opinion
- Foreign relations
Australia's uneasy balancing act with China just gets harder
Plenty of former prime ministers are giving Scott Morrison advice on China but the difficulties of managing the relationship are only becoming more obvious.
- Jennifer Hewett
September 2019
Frydenberg, Lui eligibility challenges go to Federal Court
The Victorian MPs are being challenged over allegations of illegal conduct during the election, related to the use of authorised signage at polling booths.
- Tom McIlroy
Morrison wins Chinese media praise for defence of Gladys Liu
Experts had warned that the Prime Minister's suggestion that scrutiny of the MP was racist would be pounced upon by Beijing.
- Andrew Tillett
- Opinion
- The AFR View
Important questions raised by the Gladys Liu saga
Chinese Australians in a democratic parliament are the best repudiation of Beijing's sharp power techniques
- The AFR View
Liu a legitimate target, says Labor
Labor says Gladys Liu is a legitimate target and denied it is racist to pursue her over links with Chinese propaganda groups.
- Phillip Coorey
Gladys Liu, paranoia and the Chinese Communist Party
Does the extent of Beijing's influence in Australian politics provide cause for alarm, or is it vastly exaggerated?
- Andrew Tillett
- Opinion
- Political donations
When best-laid plans go awry
The pressure over Gladys Liu not only consumes oxygen and blurs distinctions but is a potent reminder that Scott Morrison's majority in the Parliament is not as large as the Coalition’s post-election hubris would suggest.
- Laura Tingle
No smoking gun: Dutton defends Liu
Labor hits back at Scott Morrison's claims that questions over Gladys Liu are racist, saying the PM is the only one to inject race into the controversy.
- Andrew Tillett
- Analysis
- CCP influence
'Chinese-born' Gladys Liu a 'doer', fundraiser
The member for Chisholm didn't just bring money to the Liberal Party, she brought an ability to organise people and mobilise them when needed. "Gladys was someone who delivered," said the party elder.
- Angus Grigg and Bo Seo
PM says Liu no security risk, accuses critics of racism
Scott Morrison satisfied himself that Gladys Liu was not a national security threat before mounting a controversial defence of the MP.
- Phillip Coorey
Racism behind Gladys Liu scrutiny: PM
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has accused Labor of closet racism over its pursuit of Victorian Liberal MP Gladys Liu and said there was no equivalence between her situation and that of former Labor senator Sam Dastyari.
- Phillip Coorey