Liberal Party
Kennett says he will not contest Victorian Liberal Party presidency
Former premier Jeff Kennett has announced he will not contest the presidency of the Victorian Liberal Party, and has thrown his support behind party president Robert Clark.
- by Staff reporters
Latest
WA Nationals, Liberals form alliance for opposition – just don’t call it a coalition
The Liberals and Nationals have signed an alliance agreement that will see the next four years of opposition led by the head of the country party Mia Davies.
- by Peter de Kruijff
Resolve Political Monitor
What’s driving voter preferences? Explore the data at our Resolve Political Monitor.
- by Mark Stehle
Exclusive
Australia votes
Voters swing against Coalition but Morrison still preferred PM
The government’s primary vote has dropped since the last election, according to new polling, delivering gains to the Greens and Pauline Hanson’s One Nation.
- by David Crowe
Opinion
Australia votes
New polling does away with the two-party preferred results and gets behind the issues
After readers told us they did not appreciate the “horse race” nature of our polling results, we’re taking an approach similar to political parties in their private research.
- by Tory Maguire
Editorial
Karen Andrews
Morrison needs ministers like Karen Andrews in his cabinet
Newly appointed Karen Andrews has the courage to speak her mind and could help the Coalition win back women voters.
- The Herald's View
Analysis
Federal politics
Don’t interrupt your enemy while he’s stuffing up: Inside Albanese’s ‘off broadway’ election strategy
As Scott Morrison tries to get the vaccine rollout back on track, the Labor leader is deliberately flying under the radar – for now.
- by James Massola
‘And then Andrew Peacock arrived’: Tributes for the colt of Kooyong and a life lived to the full
Friends, allies and past political foes have paid tribute to the giant of public life.
- by Zach Hope
Daisy Turnbull: I didn’t realise how depressed my father was
Daisy Turnbull is focused on teaching resilience. But, as a daughter, she didn’t know how her father, Malcolm, struggled until she read his book.
- by Helen Pitt
Opinion
Vaccination
If the PM wants the states to drive mass vaccination, he should pay up
Australia will need to sprint to the finish line to catch up on its pandemic vaccination program. Scott Morrison won’t make it to the starting blocks without the states’ help.
- by David Crowe
‘Call the police’: Sydney councillor refuses to leave fiery meeting
Tensions flared at an Inner West Council meeting after the mayor warned Liberal councillor Julie Passas she was using “a very aggressive tone”.
- by Megan Gorrey