News

Australia news as it happened: Liberal National Party holds on to Longman, Hume stands by foreign interference warnings
EnergyAustralia is accused of misleading around 400,000 customers over ‘carbon-neutral’ bills, with a Federal Court case ...
Liberal leadership contest marked by factional divisions after Australian election rout
Price, in Trumpian fashion, blamed the Liberal and Coalition defeat on media lies. In announcing her joint candidacy with ...
Net zero has been ground zero for energy ambition. What a chance we have now
The Albanese government’s decisive victory creates a historic opportunity to shift thinking from the short to the long term ...
Sussan Ley elected leader of the Liberal Party, Jacinta Price pulls out of race for deputy
Liberal leader Sussan Ley has warned the Liberal Party it needs to “respect modern Australia and reflect modern Australia” in ...
Four charts that show why Liberals are struggling to win elections
A “first past the post” electoral system would have delivered the Coalition an extra 13 seats, analysis by The Australian ...
Greens defend internal complaints process after Tammy Franks’s shock resignation
A day after upper house MP Tammy Franks walked out on her party, the South Australian Greens have hit back at their former co ...
Australia's Albanese Labor government sworn in for second term
SYDNEY: Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese was sworn in for a second term on Tuesday (May 13), alongside his ...
What is the ‘glass cliff’ phenomenon – and why do women often find themselves on the precipice?
The “glass cliff” has sometimes been invoked in misogynist ways to downplay the strengths of women in leadership, saying they ...
New era: Sussan Ley becomes first woman to head Australian Liberal Party
Sussan Ley has become the first woman to lead Australia's Liberal Party, edging out Treasury spokesperson Angus Taylor.
Liberal Party rebuild must champion lower income tax
The organising principle that can unite conservatives and moderates in the Coalition must be economic management.
Political parties can recover after a devastating election loss. But the Liberals will need to think differently
If they want to ever win government again, the Liberals will need to look at party and policy reform – and widen their appeal to new parts of the electorate.