Splits, fusions and evolutions: how Australia’s political parties took hold
In an extract from The Conversation’s new book on democracy, we chart the origins of the parties that dominate politics today ...
Liberal Senate candidate denies branch stacking claims after surviving vote to be disendorsed
The Liberal Party's lead Senate candidate for the ACT has broken his silence over allegations of branch stacking, after a ...
Political apathy leaves SA political candidates in the hands of engaged few
When South Australian Liberal MP Tim Whetstone faced a challenge to his candidacy, the decision came down to just a few ...
Ex-Labor MP targets Greens in Prahran, boosting Liberal hopeful’s bid
Tony Lupton tore up his ALP membership when the party declined to run a candidate in Prahran. His campaign against the Greens ...
The Mercury12d
Revealed: Labor leader’s $22k donation to party
Federal member for Clark Andrew Wilkie disclosed ... secrecy from the Liberal and Labor parties in the Australian Electoral ...
The Australian Financial Review5d
Liberal Party is yet to heed the message sent in Werribee
Second, at least in Werribee, voters remain to be convinced that the Liberal Party has the answers to ... finances and its descent into the ranks of Australia’s poorer states.
Liberal Senator Jonathan Duniam’s push for party figures to join Tasmanian Club
A Tasmanian senator is pushing to have some senior Liberal figures, including the party’s president, become members of a ...