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View from The Hill: Liberals desperate for a path out of purgatory

The Albanese government in question time on Monday was already targeting Angus Taylor as likely Liberal leader, while the aspirant’s supporters were grappling with the mechanics of organising the challenge.

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Liberals prepare for leadership coup after 'dire' poll

Angus Taylor is expected to run for the Liberal Party's top job despite warnings it would amount to a "political assassination" of its first female leader.

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The Coalition has a much-needed chance to hold Labor to account – if they can stop talking about themselves

With the Coalition rift ostensibly patched up, a strong week grilling the government could buy Sussan Ley more time. But Angus Taylor has yet to declare his hand

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View from The Hill: will disastrous Newspoll trigger Taylor challenge to Ley, despite Coalition patch-up?

Sussan Ley and David Littleproud on Sunday announced an 11th hour patch up of the federal Coalition that the Liberal leader hopes will hold off an early challenge from Angus Taylor.

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Rival leaders dig in as clock ticks on coalition deal

Neither Liberal leader Sussan Ley nor Nationals counterpart David Littleproud are willing to cede ground as prospects of an imminent coalition reunion diminish.

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View from The Hill: Angus Taylor circles Ley, as Liberals watch polling and negotiations with Nats

Sunday’s Newspoll is being keenly awaited by federal Liberals as leadership aspirant Angus Taylor contemplates the timing of a challenge to Sussan Ley.

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Likely Liberal contender denies plans to roll leader

The man tipped to soon challenge Sussan Ley for the Liberal leadership insists he is not plotting a partyroom coup while admitting to ambition for the top job.

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'Traumatised' Libs told to get off TV and sort out feud

A former Liberal minister has told his colleagues to deal with their grievances privately, as Sussan Ley dismissed speculation that she could be ousted.

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Police investigate illegal riding on Sydney Harbour Bridge – as it happened

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View from The Hill: Hanson nabs ex-Liberal for One Nation’s real time test in SA election

As Sussan Ley and David Littleproud are at a standoff in their attempts to mend the federal Coalition, Pauline Hanson has set up a real-time test for One Nation at the March 21 South Australian election.

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Man charged over allegedly giving Nazi salute to Jewish students at Melbourne airport – as it happened

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Rebels benched, jobs swapped in coalition peace offer

The Nationals are weighing a reconciliation deal proposed by the Liberals to restore the coalition after weeks of damaging infighting.

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One Nation soars over estranged coalition bedfellows

A big shift in conservative politics follows the coalition's dramatic split as rivals jostle for leadership and analysts wonder how permanent the move will be.

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Door opens to coalition reunion as leader spill flops

Leaders of the former coalition partners are discussing a possible reunion as calls mount for solidarity after a failed leadership spill within the Nationals.

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Spotlight remains on a Coalition in chaos as parliament returns, with splits and spills looming over policy

Labor set to take advantage of shambles with blistering attacks in question time as Sussan Ley presides over barest opposition benches since 1943

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View from The Hill: New poll brings dreadful news for Ley, another boost for One Nation

Opposition leader Sussan Ley has taken another big polling hit, as defence spokesman Angus Taylor scrambles to get the numbers for a tilt at her position.

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Top Liberal's backers talk down imminent leader threat

Key supporters of Sussan Ley don't expect a challenge to her leadership in the near term, but one rival has yet to break cover with his plans.

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Libs warned swapping leaders won't solve voter vacuum

Economic policy has been nominated as the only way for the Liberals to arrest their plunging fortunes, as the party squabbles over a leadership spill.

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View from The Hill: Hastie pulls out but Liberal leadership battle remains in flux

The battle over the Liberal leadership took a dramatic turn late on Friday when Andrew Hastie announced he was pulling out.

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Sussan Ley fills frontbench holes temporarily, giving a brief window for Nationals to rethink Coalition split

Opposition Leader Sussan Ley on Friday allocated responsibilities formerly held by the Nationals to existing Liberal shadow ministers on a temporary basis.

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Sussan Ley unveils all-Liberal interim shadow cabinet and gives Nationals an ultimatum

Nationals given eight days to reconcile with party before opposition leader appoints permanent Liberal-only frontbench

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Liberal MP rules himself out of leadership challenge

Andrew Hastie will not contest a potential leadership challenge against Sussan Ley, after saying he does not have the numbers for a move.

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Grattan on Friday: 2 aspirants who are unlikely to suit the times vie for the Liberal leadership

The Liberal manoeuvrings for an assault on Sussan Ley’s leadership don’t lack transparency.

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'Not personal': MP breaks ranks in leadership battle

Liberal frontbenchers are standing behind their leader but one MP has publicly declared his hand ahead of a potential spill in the coming weeks.

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Liberals delay 'worst job' fight in coalition stand-off

A new shadow cabinet might be the refresh the Liberal Party needs, a key moderate says, as Sussan Ley's rivals angle for her job.

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