Factional politics
NSW Liberal leader at war with Dutton-led takeover
Conservatives wrote to party members saying Mark Speakman had made “sad” claims and “issued a blatant challenge to the leadership of Peter Dutton”.
- by Paul Sakkal and Alexandra Smith
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NSW councils
Revealed: The secret timetable that could have stopped the NSW Liberals’ council fiasco
Secret documents reveal internal party squabbling slowed down a Liberal Party push to be organised ahead of the local government elections.
- by Max Maddison
Henskens survives NSW Liberals’ crisis talks after text message revelations
The decision to keep the shadow attorney-general on the frontbench came with the party engulfed in crisis over the failure to nominate 140 candidates in the September 14 council elections.
- by Max Maddison
Two NSW Liberal MPs deny leaking against leader as fallout from council bungle grows
2GB shock jock outs two “cowardly” conservative Liberal MPs, Alister Henskens and Anthony Roberts, claiming the pair have been privately texting him to undermine Mark Speakman.
- by Max Maddison
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Political leadership
Minns has passed one big political test, now he faces another
The annual NSW Labor state conference is often dominated by domestic policy, but events in the Middle East look set to overshadow this weekend’s gathering.
- by Alexandra Smith
Conservative Liberals will challenge for top Victorian party roles
Former MP Graham Watt, who refused to stand for family violence campaigner Rosie Batty when she addressed parliament, is aiming to be party president.
- by Annika Smethurst
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Opinion
Wagga Wagga boo-boo? Perhaps, but Speakman must defang yappy Nats
If the NSW Coalition can almost fall apart over a juvenile spat, the leader must take change and reassert his authority.
- by Alexandra Smith
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Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Exiled senator Payman advised by Ricky Muir’s former preference whisperer
Rogue Labor senator Fatima Payman is being advised by controversial election strategist Glenn Druery.
- by James Massola and Paul Sakkal
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Perrottet-brokered peace deal saves NSW Coalition from split
A 96-hour civil war between the NSW Liberals and Nationals was resolved late on Monday night with negotiations brokered by former premier Dominic Perrottet.
- by Max Maddison, Alexandra Smith and Christopher Harris
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Israeli-Palestinian conflict
‘Exiled’ Payman defiant after PM tells her to consider her position as senator
The prime minister and the young Muslim senator are at loggerheads as Payman says she has been told to resign.
- by Paul Sakkal and James Massola
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Liberal Party
Speakman’s hold on top job faces test amid push to split Coalition
NSW Liberal Party MPs will consider the future of the Coalition at a party room meeting on Tuesday after Nationals leader Dugald Saunders defied the opposition leader.
- by Max Maddison and Alexandra Smith
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