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Victorian election results confirmed for Labor in Preston as Liberal MP laments party's 'existential crisis'

The Liberal Party is facing a crisis and must undergo generational change, one of the few MPs to gain ground in the election says, as his party prepares to elect a new leader in the wake of a widening electoral defeat.

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Bruce Lehrmann preparing defamation action

The man accused of raping Brittany Higgins has engaged lawyers for potential defamation action over statements, broadcasts and social media posts about him.

AAP

Victorian election result closer to being finalised as preferences distributed by VEC

Labor could have as many seats in the Victorian lower house as it did in the 2018 "Danslide" election, with its victory in Northcote taking the party to 53 MPs in the legislative assembly.

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Teal voters are more likely to be Labor-leaning than conservative, study finds

Majority were not disaffected Coalition supporters and voted tactically to defeat incumbents, according to report

The Guardian - AU

Ignoring women and young voters is coming back to bite

There have been exhaustive warnings about ignoring women and younger voters "at peril", yet here we are.

The Canberra Times

COVID-19 'complicated' Liberals' SA election campaign but not sole factor in loss, review finds

An internal review has found the former South Australian government's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic was not the sole factor that lost the Liberal Party the state election.

ABC News

Liberal Party dumps conservative Noel McCoy for Castle Hill pre-selection over COVID criticisms

The NSW government is facing another pre-selection debacle after the far-right lawyer expected to replace the Transport Minister was dumped in a shock move by the Liberal Party.

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Victoria’s election result dispelled the myth of Daniel Andrews’ supposed unpopularity

Media and the Liberal party were enthralled by the ‘toxic Dan’ narrative in the face of evidence to the contrary

The Guardian - AU

Julia Banks: Liberals pay a high price for their unholy merger with the hard right

The Liberals seem to talk to themselves, about themselves, and defend their actions rather than face reality, Julia Banks writes.

The New Daily

NSW premier dodges preselection debate

Snubbed senior Liberal minister Natalie Ward says she's focused on the people of NSW, not the Liberal Party processes that stopped her moving into a safe seat.

AAP

'He was woeful': in Bulldozed, Niki Savva catalogues Scott Morrison’s nasty, duplicitous, nutty behaviour

Niki Savva doesn’t like Scott Morrison. In the very first chapter of Bulldozed, she describes him as “petty and vindictive.”

The Conversation

NSW Treasurer Matt Kean says Liberal Party's preselection 'not reflecting the community'

Matt Kean says he is "devastated" by the loss of minister Natalie Ward to a former Liberal staffer as she tried to make the move to the state's lower house.

ABC News

Could the Nationals' refusal to support a Voice to Parliament derail the referendum?

The Nationals have declared they will support the No case for the Voice referendum. This position has not been endorsed by all the Nationals, with the Western Australian Nationals and federal MP Andrew Gee confirming their support for the Voice.

The Conversation

The Liberals can beat teals – Victoria proves it

There are clear lessons from the state election for the Liberal party in New South Wales and federally

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The Canberra Times

Multi-ministry Morrison still calling the shots

The most telling failure is sticking with Morrison after the full horror of his conniving has been exposed.

The Conversation

Politics with Michelle Grattan: Niki Savva on her book Bulldozed, Scott Morrison and the Liberals' woes

Six months after Scott Morrison was ousted, he remains a centre of attention, with parliament set to censure him on Wednesday over his multi-ministry power grab.

ABC News

Liberal Party's Sam McQuestin steps down as state director after Victorian election loss

Sam McQuestin says the Victorian division of the party is facing some "very significant challenges" and says the election result provies clear lessons about the party's future.

AAP

Woman minister's bid for safe seat fails

NSW Dominic Perrottet has rallied around a female colleague and "future leader" who failed to convince Liberal Party faithful to install her in a safe seat.

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The New Daily

Calls for bipartisan support of integrity commission in the Senate

A federal integrity commission is set to become law in a matter of days, with debate on the issue getting under way in the Senate. A bill setting up the

AAP

Dreyfus urges integrity bipartisanship

Proposed Liberal amendments to the long-awaited federal integrity committee have prompted a plea for bipartisanship from Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus.

ABC News

Victorian Liberal Party leadership contest widens after disastrous election result

Former shadow attorney-general John Pesutto intends to set up a Liberal Party leadership battle with Ryan Smith, Richard Riordan and Brad Battin if he regains the seat of Hawthorn.

ABC News

Victorian election results to be finalised as counting resumes in wake of Labor victory

Counting resumes to determine the final make-up of the state's parliament, in the wake of a Labor victory which has left the Coalition fractured and the future of the Liberal Party uncertain.

The New Daily

Alan Kohler: Why the Liberal Party lost, and could keep losing into oblivion

Can the Liberal Party actually pull itself out of this while remaining a centre-right party that is relevant to urban conservatives?

The Conversation

How Dan Andrews pulled off one of the most remarkable victories in modern politics

As the 2022 Victorian election campaign moved into its final days late last week, the consensus within the major parties, various community independent candidates, new little parties furious about lockdowns, and the mainstream media was that the election was a referendum on the premier, Daniel Andrews.

ABC News

Matthew Guy to resign as Liberal leader after second Victorian election defeat

Opposition leader Matthew Guy announces he will step down as party leader after a second consecutive crushing election loss for the Victorian Liberals under his leadership.

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