Australia's Liberal Party is looking for a new federal president, and appears to be settling on the worst possible candidate.
Category: Party matters
Another bad night for the Liberal Party
Australia's Liberal Party loses another heartland seat, this time to the far right. It has options for recovery, but we already know that it won't take them.
More on a Hastie future
Andrew Hastie defends a more isolationist version of Australia, but it won't be enough for his party's Trumpists.
Betrayal at the top
Australia's Liberal and National parties choose to side with the enemies of democracy. But no-one seems to notice or care.
Peace on Earth?
War with Iran has laid bare the conflict between the two wings of the Trump movement. Each is deranged in its own particular way.
Moira Deeming goes down
The Victorian Liberal Party divests itself of one far-right MP but fails to address the underlying problem.
South Australia answers the question
The South Australian election confirms that the surge of the far right is real, and the crisis of the Liberal Party is existential.
The unending Coalition crisis
Turmoil in Australia's Coalition parties continues, with a leadership change in the National Party as it contemplates how to deal with One Nation.
The Liberal postmortem
Publication of the Liberal Party's review of its 2025 federal election loss raises questions about just how deep its problems run.
A neoliberal on the front bench?
Australia's Liberal Party has a new shadow treasurer. What might it mean to call him a "neoliberal"?
The World is Not Enough 