Factional politics
Wilson, Battin to challenge for Liberal leadership, as crucial vote to be put to MPs
Liberal MPs Jess Wilson and Brad Battin will run for the top job if the party votes to oust Victorian Liberal Leader John Pesutto.
- Carla Jaeger and Chip Le Grand
Latest
Liberal moderates were in the ‘winner’s circle’ under Turnbull. It’s a different story now
In 2019, there were about 22 members in the group that champions socially progressive causes. Now there are just 12 committed to staying on past the next election.
- James Massola
- Analysis
- Endangered species
Plibersek made a vow on environmental reforms. Albanese has put that at risk
It appears the prime minister has put Labor’s political survival ahead of the survival of Australia’s endangered species
- Nick O'Malley and Bianca Hall
- Exclusive
- Australia votes
Albanese infuriates Labor members with election meddling
Anthony Albanese has asked for federal intervention in another safe Labor seat, leading to one party member to say the prime minister was “pissing people off”.
- James Massola
Hostile environment: The changing climate within the Australian Greens
A party with vaulting ambitions for grabbing hold of the balance of power with a big picture agenda has discovered the script has been hijacked from within.
- James Massola
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”.
- Paul Sakkal and Alexandra Smith
- Exclusive
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Max Maddison
- Opinion
- 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.
- Alexandra Smith
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