There are growing tensions in Australia’s migration policy. So far, the Albanese government has not tackled it - but the Liberals’ approach will not solve it either.
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The former prime minister has been nominated unopposed.
With One Nation surging and the Liberals in serious decline, the prospect of a potential coalition will be high on the political agenda.
An effective opposition is good at policy. At present the Liberals new immigration policy leaves the public in the dark on detail.
Nationals Leader Matt Canavan and Liberal Leader Angus Taylor are very different beasts. With a byelection and budget reply looming, Taylor has challenges aplenty.
One Nation’s recent rise is partly because Australians have been growing more comfortable in voting for a minor party that has advanced specific issues.
It’s highly likely the One Nation insurgency is here to stay.
Labor is expected to be returned in power in a landslide. But the election is also the first test of One Nation’s ability to turn its surging popularity into seats.
The federal Liberal Party has not had a leader from Victoria since 1990. It says a lot about its electoral slide and its shift to the right.
The Liberal Party’s federal executive decided on Friday to bury its election review. But it was unable to cremate it.
The unvarnished assessment of the Liberals’ disastrous 2025 campaign won’t see the light of day following a decision from the party’s executive.
Deposed Liberal leader Sussan Ley formally resigned from parliament on Friday – and sent a blunt challenge to her successor, Angus Taylor.
Sussan Ley’s retirement from parliament means all eyes will be on the byelection in her regional seat of Farrer – and the contest may well be messy.
While the Malinauskas government is expected to easily be returned to power, there will be much interest in the right-of-centre parties’ performance.
The move paves the way for a leadership contest in the next few days.
As One Nation continues to surge at the expense of the Liberals, there is a chance the Liberals will win no lower house seats at the March 21 election.
What do Australians in focus groups say about the Liberal Party right now? “They just kind of laugh,” the former Liberal staffer turned pollster says.
The outcome of the South Australian election is all but decided, but Cory Bernardi will be leading the One Nation charge to turn good polling into seats.
Nationals leader David Littleproud easily saw off a spill motion as he and Sussan Ley plan to meet to discuss restoring the Coalition.
As the polls slump continues for the Liberals, Angus Taylor is semi-openly rounding up the numbers to challenge Sussan Ley’s leadership.
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