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The Liberal party believes Trump-style politics is the way to win back power. But it just won’t work in urban Australia

It appears the Liberals are living in an echo chamber. The young voters they need to find are not

The Guardian - AU

SA Newspoll shows Liberal wipeout likely; Victorian Morgan poll puts One Nation first on primaries

A South Australian Newspoll has given the Liberals just 14% of the primary vote, four weeks before the state election.

The Conversation

Politics with Michelle Grattan: New Liberal Deputy Jane Hume on why she wants a woman contesting every seat

After a coup by the Liberals’ conservative faction, the party has dumped its first female leader Sussan Ley, who had dire polling, in favour of Angus Taylor.

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Coles admits in court to strong-arming supplier amid ‘Down Down’ campaign – as it happened

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To survive, the Liberal party needs to win back women and young people. It’s going about this the wrong way

The path back for Angus Taylor and the Coalition is to build a narrative that offers hope rather than grievance – not one that shadows One Nation

The Guardian - AU

View from The Hill: Angus Taylor appoints Tim Wilson as part of a new-look Liberal economic team

Opposition Leader Angus Taylor has appointed Tim Wilson, the only Liberal to win back a “teal” seat last year, to go head-to-head as shadow treasurer against the Treasurer, Jim Chalmers.

The Conversation

How a hardline ‘Trump-style’ Liberal immigration policy to ban migrants from Gaza and Somalia was developed

Another senior member of Sussan Ley’s team has expressed serious reservations about aspects of the plan

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Afternoon Update: new Coalition frontbench revealed; ‘systemic’ racism at universities; and stories of Heath Ledger on set

Angus Taylor has named his new lineup with Tim Wilson among the winners after Sussan Ley was deposed as leader of the Liberal party

The Guardian - AU

Angus Taylor unveils Coalition frontbench with Tim Wilson as shadow treasurer and Nationals returned

Liberal leader also promotes Jacinta Nampijinpa Price and Andrew Hastie to shadow cabinet

The Guardian - AU

The Coalition leads in Victorian DemosAU poll, with One Nation posting 21% support

One Nation is just two points behind Labor in a Victorian state DemosAU poll, with the election in November. A federal Resolve poll has One Nation and the Coalition tied at 23% each with Labor well ahead.

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PM says Liberals will ‘despair’ at Ley’s premature exit – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Angus Taylor faces leadership test in Farrer byelection as independent vows to ‘finish what we started’ and oust Liberals

With backers including Climate 200, Michelle Milthorpe is confident she can win Sussan Ley’s south-western NSW seat

The Guardian - AU

Once demoted, now deputy leader: what will Jane Hume do for the Liberal party?

The Victorian senator’s elevation may help mitigate the effects of the party dumping its first female leader after only nine months. It also suggests the moderates still hold influence

The Guardian - AU

New opposition leader Taylor wants to stop ‘bad immigration’ but says Liberals aren’t ‘One Nation lite’

Liberal leader says his party must ‘change or die’ but is yet to make clear how he differs from his predecessor

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Sussan Ley is today’s scapegoat - but she was never the Liberals’ core problem

Policies are an expression and extension of a candidate or party’s values. Does the ‘big tent’ party still have any?

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View from The Hill: Sussan Ley leaves Angus Taylor his first hurdle, and it’s a high one

After she was trounced in Friday’s Liberal ballot, 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.

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Sussan Ley Resigns From Politics After Losing Leadership Contest To Angus Taylor

Fantastic. Great move. Well done Angus. (Real ones remember.)

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Grattan on Friday: How did the Liberals’ first female leader find herself on the mat in under a year?

Sussan Ley always seemed set to be only an interim Liberal leader. If, as is likely, Angus Taylor wins the ballot on Friday morning, he could suffer the same fate.

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Angus Taylor will challenge for the Liberal leadership – but who will be the deputy?

Contenders for next deputy opposition leader include Jane Hume, Tim Wilson and Ted O’Brien

The Conversation

Liberals facing wipe-out in South Australian lower house: new poll

A South Australian Fox & Hedgehog state poll has the Liberals facing a possible wipe-out in the lower house, losing seats to Labor and One Nation. One Nation continues to surge in a federal YouGov poll, and Newspoll has respondent preferences for a Labor vs One Nation contest.

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Politics with Michelle Grattan: Tony Barry on why a new Liberal leader isn’t a quick fix

The federal Opposition is in dire straits. Sunday’s disastrous Newspoll had the Liberals on 15% primary vote, with the Nationals at 3% – well below One Nation on 27%.

The Conversation

Yes, One Nation’s poll numbers are climbing. But major party status – let alone government – is still a long way off

Recent polling has delivered a spike for the anti-immigration party One Nation, triggering media speculation that Australian politics is on the cusp of a populist realignment.

The Conversation

One Nation surges to new high as Coalition slumps to record low in latest Newspoll

Newspoll, Redbridge and Morgan polls all have One Nation second behind Labor, with the Coalition third. However, there are no Labor vs One Nation two-party estimates.

The Guardian - AU

Police clash with protesters as thousands rally to oppose Israeli president’s visit – as it happened

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Morning Mail: ‘sense of doom’ for NDIS families, Gout Gout out of Commonwealth Games, Coalition back but can Ley survive?

Dramatic changes on the way for NDIS scheme; some Liberals unhappy at concessions made to Nationals; Gout Gout to miss Glasgow games

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