POLITICS

The Liberal parliamentary party is set to meet at 9am on Friday to vote on its leader, after a letter calling for an urgent leadership spill was delivered to Ley on Thursday morning. The challenge comes less than a year after the…

The Liberal Party’s leadership crisis escalated on Thursday morning with the resignation of senior frontbencher Claire Chandler, triggering what party insiders expect will be a wave of further departures in support of Angus Taylor. News.com.au confirmed the Tasmanian senator handed in her…

The federal Coalition has plunged deeper into crisis as dumped frontbencher Jane Hume delivered a blistering assessment of Opposition Leader Sussan Ley, declaring the party was “running out of time” as catastrophic polling and internal unrest fuel renewed leadership speculation. The attack…

A senior figure within the Nationals has ruled out mounting a leadership challenge against David Littleproud, as internal pressure continues to build on the party leader ahead of parliament’s return. Nationals senator Matt Canavan has confirmed he will not seek the party’s…

Nationals Leader David Littleproud has declined to deny reports that he urged Opposition Leader Sussan Ley to resign during a heated phone call, as leadership tensions intensify following the Coalition’s second rupture in just a few months. Under sustained questioning, Mr Littleproud…

Opposition Leader Sussan Ley has moved swiftly to project stability and authority within the Liberal Party following a dramatic and highly public split with the Nationals, declaring she is “absolutely confident” in her leadership despite the rupture of the Coalition agreement. The…

Australia’s federal Coalition has plunged into its most serious crisis in years, after the National Party formally withdrew from the opposition frontbench, declaring its governing agreement with the Liberal Party “untenable”. The dramatic rupture follows a bitter standoff between Nationals leader David…

Australia’s Parliament has passed new hate speech and extremism legislation following an early recall prompted by the Bondi terror attack, marking a significant moment for national security lawmaking—and exposing fresh fractures within the Coalition. The legislation, which passed with the support of…

Support for Pauline Hanson’s One Nation has surged dramatically, with new polling showing the minor party drawing voters away from both Labor and the Coalition amid growing concern over immigration levels, crime and social cohesion. A Freshwater Strategy poll of 1,050 voters,…