Outgoing Liberal senator takes aim at PM’s man

Outgoing Liberal senator takes aim at PM’s man

Outgoing Liberal senator Concetta Fierravanti-Wells has accused Immigration Minister Alex Hawke,the Prime Minister’s representative in the party’s NSW executive,of “running down the clock” during a flawed preselection process.

  • byAngus Thompson

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Sidelined Liberal senator accuses party of its own ‘mean girls’ culture

Sidelined Liberal senator accuses party of its own ‘mean girls’ culture

Concetta Fierravanti-Wells has tearfully told Parliament she has been the victim of factional warfare,saying “mean girls” aren’t just confined to Labor.

  • byAngus Thompson andKatina Curtis
Liberals finally choose candidates for some NSW preselections

Liberals finally choose candidates for some NSW preselections

The Liberal Party has finally chosen candidates to contest some federal preselections in NSW after long delays threatened the party’s ability to win key seats.

  • byDavid Crowe
PM wants businesses to set vaccine rules as some senators vote with One Nation

PM wants businesses to set vaccine rules as some senators vote with One Nation

Business owners are being told they should set their own rules on whether customers and staff have to be vaccinated,as the Prime Minister tries to keep unruly senators in line.

  • byDavid Crowe
Liberal faction wars could snare PM in puppet master’s strings

Liberal faction wars could snare PM in puppet master’s strings

Scott Morrison may have to step in to defend the seat of one of his closest allies. Whichever way he moves amid bitter faction brawls,there’ll be trouble for the Prime Minister.

  • byDavid Crowe
India ban has shamed Liberals,but not enough for many to speak out against it

India ban has shamed Liberals,but not enough for many to speak out against it

The decision to make it a criminal offence for Australians to try to return home from India has shamed Coalition MPs,but they fear speaking out against it.

  • byRob Harris
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Australia Post may be forced into early return to daily deliveries

Australia Post may be forced into early return to daily deliveries

Controversial changes to postal delivery services made during the coronavirus pandemic could be wound back before their planned expiry date.

  • byRob Harris
Liberal senators put Port of Darwin sale on agenda of veto power inquiry

Liberal senators put Port of Darwin sale on agenda of veto power inquiry

The 99-year lease of the Port of Darwin to a Chinese-owned company will be scrutinised by a parliamentary inquiry into the Morrison government’s foreign veto power legislation.

  • byAnthony Galloway
Fault lines in aged care exposed
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Fault lines in aged care exposed

Confronting your own party with its mistakes is hard to do in politics. One backbencher is up for the challenge.

  • byDavid Crowe
Government chose'futile bureaucratic exercise'over aged care reform,Liberal MP says

Government chose'futile bureaucratic exercise'over aged care reform,Liberal MP says

The Coalition's former aged care spokeswoman has slammed the government's handling of aged care and called for major structural change.

  • byDavid Crowe
Global independent inquiry into the coronavirus set to pass

Global independent inquiry into the coronavirus set to pass

In a major strategic victory for Australia,more than 100 countries are set to co-sponsor a key motion calling for an independent inquiry into the coronavirus.

  • byAnthony Galloway andEryk Bagshaw