The byelection for the regional New South Wales seat of Farrer, vacated by former opposition leader Sussan Ley, will be held on May 9.
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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.
Sussan Ley addressed the media with a speech that was gracious in defeat, but came with an announcement new Liberal leader Angus Taylor would not have wanted.
Angus Taylor has defeated Sussan Ley for Liberal leader by a hefty margin of 34-17, giving him strong authority.
Sussan Ley always seemed set to be only an interim Liberal leader but could Angus Taylor suffer the same fate?
A bevy of Liberal frontbenchers supporting Angus Taylor’s leadership challenge resigned their positions on Thursday, ahead of Friday’s 9am party vote.
The move paves the way for a leadership contest in the next few days.
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.
After a horror poll last night it is becoming increasingly likely that Angus Taylor will challenge Sussan Ley for the Liberal leadership
Despite the Coalition reforming, heavy pressure still remains on Sussan Ley as a new poll makes for dire reading for the Liberal party.
Sunday’s Newspoll is being keenly watched by federal Liberals as leadership aspirant Angus Taylor contemplates the timing of a challenge to Sussan Ley.
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.
With Andrew Hastie out of the way, Angus Taylor has decisions to make. Leadership struggles are always messy but the optics of this one are worse than most.
With a final reshuffle of the shadow ministry put off for another week, Ley has left the door for political reunification firmly open.
The times don’t suit the Liberals, and the Liberals don’t have top people to suit the times. Worse for them, there is no sign of either of those things changing.
The Liberal senator says ‘social media influencers’ have falsely ‘whipped up a frenzy’ of misinformation about new hate speech laws limiting freedom of speech.
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