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Sussan Ley addresses her party room on Monday

Ley tells Liberal Party it can come back from ‘rock bottom’

Despite a seemingly tenuous grip on numbers inside the party room, Ley’s colleagues insist she must be given a chance to assert herself as leader.

  • Matthew Knott and Paul Sakkal

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L:iberal candidate Gisele Kapterian

The 151 ballots that the NSW Liberals say should overturn the Bradfield result

In her High Court petition, Gisele Kapterian says some ballot papers were wrongly rejected in the final recount, while others were incorrectly allowed.

  • Alexandra Smith
It’s good news for Anthony Albanese and not so good for Sussan Ley in the first post-election RPM poll.

The long climb: Disaster for Coalition in new opinion poll as Albanese builds on record win

The worst election result for the Coalition since 1946 has deteriorated for Sussan Ley, but the focus is on Anthony Albanese as parliament resumes.

  • Shane Wright
Pro-stadium marchers on election day

Boost to Liberals, swing against Labor as voters punish ALP in Tasmanian poll

Tasmanian Premier Jeremy Rockliff will seek to re-form government with an increased primary vote as Labor stares down the barrel of its worst result in the state’s history.

  • Daniella White
Independent MP Mark Latham has denied breaking laws or breaching parliamentary rules.

‘I’ve broken no law’: Latham denies domestic violence, parliamentary wrongdoing

In a lengthy and at times bizarre address, independent MP Mark Latham said allegations of domestic violence against his former girlfriend were “nonsense”.

  • Amber Schultz
Mark Latham returns home on Friday.

NSW Labor vowed to never work with Mark Latham. The reality is more complicated

One of Chris Minns’ first commitments as premier was that he would not work with Mark Latham. A hung parliament means ministers often have no choice.

  • Michael McGowan
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Mark Latham is accused of abuse by his former partner, which he denies.

How the NSW Liberals have become snared in the Mark Latham scandal

Acting NSW Liberal leader Damien Tudehope had an opportunity on Thursday to cut ties with Mark Latham. Instead, he said he would be “happy” to work with him.

  • Jessica McSweeney
Liverpool City Council’s director of corporate services, Farooq Portelli, provides evidence at the inquiry on Thursday.

Farooq sacked a bankrupt council worker. Months later, he lost his job too

Tensions between the former Liverpool council boss and mayor Ned Mannoun were ratcheting up when he got wind he might be next in the firing line.

  • Megan Gorrey
Former Liberal Party vice president Teena McQueen (left) with Gina Rinehart and Nigel Farage at Trump’s election watch party.

Gina Rinehart’s right-hand woman Teena McQueen out the door at Hancock

The outspoken Sky News talking head and Donald Trump fangirl is gone from Rinehart’s employ, but maintains the pair are dear friends.

  • Kishor Napier-Raman and Stephen Brook
Nick Adams in Beverley Hills, California in 2024.

The remarkable rise of an Australian deputy mayor to a plum Trump job

Self-described “Alpha Male” influencer Nick Adams has been rewarded by the US president after climbing the ranks of the MAGA movement.

  • Josefine Ganko

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