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Category: Party matters

Malcolm Fraser and the Teals

Some Teals make noises about constituting a new political party, calling to mind a similar project from a decade ago.

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Charles Richardson Australia, Ideas, Party matters 1 Comment 9 June 2026

The speech Angus Taylor won’t make

The Liberal Party's federal council meets at a time of crisis. In an alternative universe, this is how its leader might respond.

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Charles Richardson Australia, Party matters 2 Comments 29 May 2026

Another election postmortem

The Democrats release a review of the 2024 presidential election, while pointedly distancing themselves from its contents and author.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Party matters, United States 1 Comment 25 May 202614 July 2026

Let’s make this the last Liberal Party post for a while

Australia's Liberal Party is looking for a new federal president, and appears to be settling on the worst possible candidate.

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Charles Richardson Australia, Party matters, Personalities 7 Comments 14 May 2026

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.

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Charles Richardson Australia, Elections, Party matters 8 Comments 11 May 202613 May 2026

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.

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Charles Richardson Australia, Party matters, Personalities, Political issues 4 Comments 28 April 202610 May 2026

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.

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Charles Richardson Australia, Elections, Media, Party matters 13 Comments 23 April 202624 April 2026

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.

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Charles Richardson Ideas, Middle East, Party matters, United States, War and peace 7 Comments 7 April 202621 April 2026

Moira Deeming goes down

The Victorian Liberal Party divests itself of one far-right MP but fails to address the underlying problem.

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Charles Richardson Australia, Party matters, Personalities 1 Comment 30 March 2026

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.

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Charles Richardson Australia, Elections, Party matters 5 Comments 23 March 2026

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