Liberal party

‘Do the honourable thing’: NSW minister tells John Barilaro to withdraw from New York job

Barilaro texted his replacement as trade minister to ask about ‘the status’ of $500,000-a-year trade role before it was advertised

Michael McGowan

30, Jun, 2022 @2:32 AM

Liberal MP was ‘patron’ of Queensland gun club for which he claimed to have ‘secured’ $20,000 grant

Ross Vasta says he had ‘no decision-making power over the process or the outcome’ in grant to Belmont Branch of the Sporting Shooters Association

Christopher Knaus

28, Jun, 2022 @12:00 AM

Warning over Omicron subvariants as nation records 23 Covid deaths – as it happened

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Elias Visontay and Stephanie Convery (earlier)

27, Jun, 2022 @8:08 AM

Peter Dutton says NSW Liberal party preselection delays were ‘completely unacceptable’

Nine candidates were preselected just days before the 2022 federal election amid bitter recriminations in the NSW branch

Paul Karp

26, Jun, 2022 @6:42 AM

Education system ‘run by Marxists’: Jason Clare takes aim at Liberal senator over comments on teachers

Hollie Hughes told a Sydney Institute forum parents need to ‘turn the internet off’ as she gave reasons for the party’s election defeat

Paul Karp

26, Jun, 2022 @5:13 AM

Victoria names new ministers; Penny Wong to travel to south-east Asia – as it happened

Jacinta Allan appointed Victoria’s new deputy premier; Australia records at least 56 Covid deaths and Penny Wong to travel to Vietnam and Malaysia

Josh Taylor and Tory Shepherd (earlier)

25, Jun, 2022 @7:35 AM

Here is what the Liberal party could learn from the Conservatives under David Cameron | Trent Zimmerman

The former UK prime minister modernised the Tories on climate and diversity. My party should do the same

Trent Zimmerman

24, Jun, 2022 @8:00 PM

John Barilaro’s bite of the Big Apple: the plum New York posting that set off a firestorm

Revealed: Public servants discussed getting premier’s approval for trade commissioner roles as recently as November

Michael McGowan

24, Jun, 2022 @8:00 PM

NSW Liberal MP uses parliamentary privilege to accuse party members of corruption

In claims referred to Icac, Ray Williams told parliament senior Liberal members were ‘paid significant funds’ by developer

Tamsin Rose

24, Jun, 2022 @6:15 AM

Sussan Ley backs Peter Dutton’s decision to oppose emissions legislation but signals future room for change

Deputy opposition leader criticises government’s 43% reduction target but says Liberal party’s climate position is not fixed

Katharine Murphy Political editor

23, Jun, 2022 @5:30 PM

Recruiter told to halt search for New York trade role a day before John Barilaro’s resignation

Email from head of Investment NSW said New York position would now be handled as an ‘internal matter’

Michael McGowan and Tamsin Rose

23, Jun, 2022 @7:37 AM

Public service shake-up continues with four new secretaries for government departments – as it happened