Liberal Party’s fall was about the C-word

Look deeper than the personality clashes and hatreds, and the Coalition’s civil war was a fundamental contest between the ...
The Spectator AustraliaOpinion

Memo to Liberal Party

The Liberal Party’s worst enemy is itself and there is next-to zero prospect of survival unless something dramatic changes.
The Diplomat

Why Australia Rejected the Liberal Party

In 1782, the British parliamentarian and philosopher, Edmund Burke, identified a question that he called “the touchstone of all theories which regard man and the affairs of men”: “Does it suit his ...

Angus Taylor becomes Liberal Party leader as Sussan Ley ousted

Liberal Party MP Angus Taylor will take over from Sussan Ley as the party’s leader following weeks of messy in-fighting.
The Diplomat

As Liberals’ New Leader, Sussan Ley Makes History – But Faces Unprecedented Difficulties

Sussan Ley, the leader of the Liberal Party. poses for a photo with new Deputy Leader Ted O’Brien on May 13, 2025. Credit: Facebook/ Sussan Ley As if by visual metaphor, Sussan Ley’s task seemed both ...
The Conversation

The Liberals’ women problem may seem intractable, but here’s what they could learn from the Teals

The impression of the Liberal Party as out of touch with women persists in this year’s election. The party’s “women problem” was brought into sharp focus by the backlash to its now-abandoned policy to ...
The Conversation

The Liberals used to be the party for 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 over the years for its toxic blokey “Big Swinging Dick” culture, underrepresentation of women in ...