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Outgoing Hornsby Liberal mayor Philip Ruddock endorsed Nathan Tilbury’s mayoral run.

Philip Ruddock donates ‘priceless’ plonk to party that dumped him

The Liberal veteran was ousted by his own party as Hornsby mayor. But he’s still giving them some of his liquor collection.

  • Kishor Napier-Raman and Stephen Brook

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Ousted Liberal Hornsby mayor Philip Ruddock released an incendiary statement after he was defeated in a preselection on Monday evening,

Philip Ruddock ousted as Hornsby mayor, points finger at ‘property developer interests’

The senior Liberal’s defeat in a preselection will almost certainly bring to a close his 50-year career in politics. He accused senior party members of orchestrating his demise.

  • Max Maddison
Westleigh Park this month. Hornsby Shire Council was awarded a $40 million grant in 2018 for the Westleigh Park project.

This north shore council was ordered to repay $36 million for unbuilt park. Instead, it wants to sue

An outraged Philip Ruddock, the Liberal mayor of Hornsby, said he was “as disappointed as I am flabbergasted” by the government’s decision to recall the funding.

  • Michael Koziol
An Australian engineer in Antarctica.

The ‘once-only’ opportunity to expand Australia’s size by almost 50 per cent

Cabinet documents reveal the Howard government moved quickly to lock in a claim over huge areas of the seabed across the Pacific, Indian and Southern oceans, including key areas off Australia’s Antarctic territory.

  • Shane Wright
Trouble in paradise: the Brooklyn foreshore, with Dangar Island to the right.

‘Loved to death’: Parking woes spell trouble in paradise on the Hawkesbury

Even on the far outskirts of Sydney, people can’t find a park. Now the issue has pitted mainlanders against river residents and torn apart a tight-knit community.

  • Michael Koziol
Australia Day will look a little different this year.

Ruddock challenges Labor to change the date after Australia Day ceremony shift

Former Liberal MP and Hornsby mayor Philip Ruddock has accused the federal government of “trying to have your cake and eat it too” by allowing councils to hold Australia Day citizenship ceremonies outside January 26, while also strongly encouraging them to do so.

  • Megan Gorrey
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Greens member for Griffith Max Chandler-Mather was criticised for not wearing a tie in question time.

‘This is not a barbecue’: Nationals MP outraged as Greens MP forgoes tie in question time

The new speaker Milton Dick backed Greens MP Max Chandler-Mather when he didn’t wear a tie in question time.

  • Lisa Visentin
Prime Minister Scott Morrison during a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra on Sunday 10 April 2022

Record number of NSW Liberal members quit amid war over preselections

The internal war within the NSW division of the Liberal Party has seen a mass exodus of members.

CBD: Who’s for tax cuts and a tipple?

The federal government will be hoping to bring a few dollars into Liberal party coffers while it splashes the Budget cash on Tuesday.

  • Noel Towell and Samantha Hutchinson
NSW Liberal Party president Philip Ruddock.

Liberal meeting raises stakes in choosing NSW candidates for election

The surprise meeting has deepened the anxieties within the NSW division over the inability to select candidates for key federal seats in the coming election.

  • David Crowe

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