SA opposition promises to slash public transport fares to 50 cents, if elected next year
The South Australian opposition will introduce a flat 50-cent fare across the metropolitan public transport network if it…
Sussan Ley and the Coalition face a ticking time bomb
Who’d be Sussan Ley? Granted, opposition leadership is traditionally a grim job — especially in the wake of…
The Liberals are dead and the rot will kill its moderates. What next?
Australian political history is replete with examples of parties staging recoveries from the brink of political death. Less…
Coalition to blame for Australia’s soaring debt
As gross government debt nears $1 trillion, the numbers reveal a confronting truth — most of it was…
Jacinta Nampijinpa Price and Kerrynne Liddle a ‘unity ticket’ on Indigenous affairs
Shadow Indigenous Australians Minister Kerrynne Liddle has spoken for the first time since her colleague Jacinta Nampijinpa Price…
Bonnie Crombie to resign as Ontario Liberal leader after weak show of support
The Ontario Liberals will look to hold their third leadership race since 2020, following a resignation announcement by…
Sussan Ley plays down argument over net zero at Coalition partyroom meeting
Opposition Leader Sussan Ley has played down tensions within the Coalition over its position on net zero, after…
Liberals were the party of women. Then John Howard came along
It’s no secret the Liberal Party of Australia has a problem with women. The party has made headlines…
Howard paved the way for Abbott, Morrison and the Liberal Party’s ‘women problem’
On Friday, Opposition Leader Sussan Ley told the LNP conference in Brisbane that the party needed to “modernise”…
Sussan Ley’s authority tested as Liberals stamp their feet
As any leader of a political party knows, when you demote people, they can become difficult, or worse.…
Liberals could slip out early from first sitting day to attend party fundraiser
Opposition Leader Sussan Ley and her shadow cabinet may have to dip out of the first sitting day…
As parliament returns, Albanese is buoyed by Newspoll as Ley confronts depth of Coalition’s defeat
When the federal parliament finally sits this week for the first time since the election, the full depth…