Liberal Party
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Indigenous Voice
Voice paradox starting to take political toll on Albanese
Labor has lost support at a time of huge division over its pledge to find a new way to end Indigenous disadvantage.
- by David Crowe
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Indigenous Voice
Albanese pays price as Voice support slips again
Voters have cut their support for Prime Minister Anthony Albanese after a fierce political dispute over the Indigenous Voice, slashing his net performance rating from 16 to just 2 percentage points over the past month.
- by David Crowe
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State Parliament
‘An enhancement of liberal democracy’: NSW Liberal leader backs Voice
Mark Speakman reveals his vote for the Voice to parliament, but he has urged the prime minister to split the referendum question.
- by Max Maddison
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State Parliament
‘Stinks of hypocrisy’: Liberals condemn Labor over staffer appointment
The Coalition is considering calling for an inquiry into the recruitment process of Labor’s new head of Transport for NSW, Josh Murray.
- by Max Maddison and Michael McGowan
Liberals draw up housing battle lines as Triguboff rubbishes expanded Landcom role
The Meriton founder has questioned giving state-owned corporation Landcom a direct role in building homes, as the opposition demands Premier Chris Minns rule out redeveloping Macquarie Hospital.
- by Michael Koziol
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Home Truths
The refugees left, but the millions kept coming for Nauru contractor
Documents reveal how Australian company Canstruct made big profits servicing refugees on Nauru, and they only got bigger as time went on.
- by Michael Bachelard and Nick McKenzie
Liberal MP says robo-debt offended liberal values and royal commission was justified
Keith Wolahan said robo-debt offended the sanctity of the individual, due process and the presumption of innocence and urged his party to learn the lessons from it.
- by Paul Sakkal
WA Liberal leader walks back Voice support
In April Mettam defied her federal party leader Peter Dutton’s position by declaring she would vote yes at the upcoming referendum but told media on Wednesday her “support was waning.”
- by Hamish Hastie
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Victorian Parliament
Former Liberal MP accused of online harassment by female party member
Bernie Finn has vowed to fight “nonsense” allegations of online harassment made by a prominent former member of the party.
- by Annika Smethurst
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Political leadership
Which state in Australia has the most political power?
NSW and Victoria have long competed to be Australia’s most consequential state. But economic and population changes, along with the pandemic’s influence on state power, have shaken things up.
- by James Massola
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State Parliament
Liberal documents reveal election fears as donations dry up
Internal NSW Liberal Party documents warn that lacklustre fundraising and “dysfunction” within the party could hamper its chances at the next federal election.
- by Max Maddison