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Coalition push to give police the power to break up protests

Coalition push to give police the power to break up protests

Dumped laws that allowed Victoria Police to break up protests will be back in parliament in a Coalition push to revive them in the wake of angry clashes over the Gaza conflict.

  • by Annika Smethurst

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‘We insult people’s intelligence’: The Liberal Party recriminations begin

‘We insult people’s intelligence’: The Liberal Party recriminations begin

Old, elite, out of touch, poorly organised, unpopular and devoid of fresh ideas. The criticisms of the Liberal Party after its election loss have just begun, and the harshest come from within the party itself.

  • by Chip Le Grand and Paul Sakkal
Michael O’Brien to return to Matthew Guy’s frontbench in opposition reshuffle

Michael O’Brien to return to Matthew Guy’s frontbench in opposition reshuffle

The political comeback suggests former Liberal leader Mr O’Brien has made peace with Mr Guy, whose supporters voiced loud dissent during the Malvern MP’s leadership.

  • by Paul Sakkal
Business Council director wins Kew preselection over shadow treasurer

Business Council director wins Kew preselection over shadow treasurer

Jess Wilson, a policy director at the Business Council of Australia, has been endorsed as the Victorian Liberal candidate for the seat of Kew, knocking out shadow treasurer David Davis in the final vote.

  • by Rachel Eddie, Paul Sakkal and Sumeyya Ilanbey
Victorian Liberals abandon push for gender quota
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Victorian Liberals abandon push for gender quota

The Liberals have 31 MPs in State Parliament, seven of them women. But the push for quotas to increase female representation is not on the agenda at this weekend’s state council meeting.

  • by Paul Sakkal
Five sitting Liberal MPs face fight for preselection and David Davis to vie for Kew

Five sitting Liberal MPs face fight for preselection and David Davis to vie for Kew

At least five sitting Liberal MPs will face preselection challenges, in what will lead to months of infighting as the opposition tries to refocus its sights on Premier Daniel Andrews.

  • by Paul Sakkal and Annika Smethurst
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Dumped Liberal leader Michael O’Brien facing preselection threat
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Dumped Liberal leader Michael O’Brien facing preselection threat

Six weeks after losing the party leadership, the Malvern MP is facing another challenge, this time from a councillor aligned with former attorney-general Tim Smith.

  • by Annika Smethurst
Returned Liberal leader Matthew Guy promises party reset, focus on pandemic recovery

Returned Liberal leader Matthew Guy promises party reset, focus on pandemic recovery

Matthew Guy has declared a reset of the Victorian Liberal Party after toppling former leader Michael O’Brien, pledging to deliver unity, hope and positivity.

  • by Sumeyya Ilanbey, Paul Sakkal and Annika Smethurst
Guy faces challenge to find the middle ground
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Guy faces challenge to find the middle ground

The success of the returning Liberal leader will depend on whether he can instigate true renewal in his party and move it from the fringes.

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This was more inspiring than the Olympics were
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This was more inspiring than the Olympics were

Age readers discuss the Tokyo Paralympics.

Compare the pair: Libs set to ditch O’Brien, return to their go-to Guy

Compare the pair: Libs set to ditch O’Brien, return to their go-to Guy

He may have suffered a crushing defeat at the 2018 state election but Matthew Guy can be a formidable opponent. He is also a bit of a charmer.

  • by Annika Smethurst

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