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'Shut the door': Liberal leader mulls migration change

Newly minted Opposition Leader Angus Taylor is mulling over the make-up of his front bench ahead of the likely release of the Liberals' migration policy.

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Liberal figure Charlotte Mortlock quits party amid feared backlash over dumping of first female leader

Some female Liberal members ‘incredibly worried’ after Sussan Ley’s ousting, with one saying: ‘The boys are back in charge’

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

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Liberal leaders hit with gender blow as tax fight looms

Angus Taylor is promising the new-look Liberal leadership will focus on cutting taxes and weeding out those who "reject our way of life".

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Slow moving crash: the anatomy of a Liberal coup

Angus Taylor resoundingly succeeded in rolling Sussan Ley for the Liberal leadership in a contest expected to be tight but the saga was far from edifying.

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Liberals pin hopes on housing to turn fortunes around

Angus Taylor has put housing front and centre of his priorities as the newest leader of the federal Liberal Party.

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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

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Australian Liberal Party’s first female leader vows to ‘step away completely from public life’ after being ousted

Angus Taylor takes on Liberal Party’s leadership as it grapples with the ‘worst’ poll numbers

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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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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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Angus Taylor defeats Sussan Ley by hefty margin of 34-17 as Liberal leader

Angus Taylor has defeated Sussan Ley for Liberal leader by a hefty margin of 34-17, giving him strong authority to try to improve the fortunes of the debilitated federal opposition.

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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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Flood of frontbench resignations as Liberals prepare for Friday leadership showdown

A bevy of Liberal frontbenchers supporting Angus Taylor’s leadership challenge resigned their positions on Thursday, ahead of Friday’s 9am party vote.

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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

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Liberal leadership challenge looms after key meeting

Would-be Liberal leader Angus Taylor is being urged to make his ambitions public before a likely challenge.

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

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'Delaying tactic': fresh bid to save coalition in doubt

The Liberals and Nationals appear to be on the brink of a more permanent break-up, with no compromise reached after days of negotiations.

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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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'Strong, kind': medical mentor and former MP farewelled

Former Liberal MP Katie Allen, who died aged 59 after developing a rare form of cancer, has been remembered as a kind leader admired for her selflessness.

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View from The Hill: Could the return of Josh Frydenberg help the Liberals’ fortunes?

No matter how many times you see a leader being torn apart, the brutality of it is always shocking.

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View from The Hill: fractured Liberals drown net zero and themselves in a torrent of verbiage

Here is a statistic that tells you what a self-defeating funk the federal opposition is in. On Monday alone, as it wallowed in the crisis over energy policy, its parliamentarians indulged in more than 35 media appearances.

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Grattan on Friday: Libs should reflect on proverb ‘As a dog returns to its vomit, so fools repeat their folly’

Twice in recent times the Liberals have faced an existential crisis over climate and energy policy: in 2009 over Kevin Rudd’s Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme, and in 2018 over the National Energy Guarantee, a plan to reduce emissions while maintaining reliability at lowest cost.

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‘Prime minister’s choice’: Sussan Ley walks back call for Kevin Rudd to be sacked as US ambassador

Liberal senator Jane Hume earlier described calls for the former prime minister to be removed as ambassador as a ‘little bit churlish’

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View from The Hill: Liberals are now squabbling among themselves over Kevin Rudd

The Liberals’ ability to find things to fight about among themselves has no bounds. Now they are squabbling over Kevin Rudd.

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