Gladys Liu

Ultra-marginal Chisholm hopes for a milder ride, but scrabble for votes still intense

Liberal Gladys Liu won the Melbourne eastern suburbs seat in a hugely contentious 2019 poll, and needs every vote she can muster to ward off Labor

Benita Kolovos

14, May, 2022 @8:00 PM

WeChat posts spread misinformation saying Labor plans ‘to turn children gay’ and ‘destroy Chinese wealth’

Well-produced posters designed for digital platform carry no authorisation, but mostly support Liberal party

Anne Davies and Wing Kuang

10, May, 2022 @5:30 PM

Welfare payment cuts could tip marginal Coalition seats at next election, advocates warn

Margins in at least 52 electorates are smaller than the number of welfare recipients facing a cut, analysis shows

Luke Henriques-Gomes

14, Mar, 2021 @4:30 PM

Former Liberal party state director won't be referred to high court over Chinese election signs

Federal court finds Simon Frost should not be referred over the signs designed to look like AEC material in the electorates of Chisholm and Kooyong

Luke Henriques-Gomes

19, Feb, 2020 @11:26 PM

Gladys Liu and Josh Frydenberg's election upheld after challenge over Chinese-language signs

Federal court rules the elections in Chisholm and Kooyong were valid, but finds the signs implied the AEC was recommending a Liberal vote

Naaman Zhou and Paul Karp

24, Dec, 2019 @3:35 AM

UN refugee agency condemns medevac repeal – as it happened

UNHCR urges the Australian government to accept New Zealand’s offer to resettle asylum seekers. This blog is now closed

Christopher Knaus

05, Dec, 2019 @7:36 AM

Liberal party lawyers say it’s 'laughable' Chinese-language election signs swayed voters

The challenge against party signs in electoral commission colours at federal poll doesn’t stack up, says barrister for Gladys Liu and Josh Frydenberg

Josh Taylor

08, Nov, 2019 @3:51 AM

AEC argues Chinese-language election signs could not have swayed voters

Proposition required citizens to believe country is one-party state, says Australian Electoral Commission, arguing case should be dismissed

Josh Taylor

07, Nov, 2019 @6:11 AM

Questions raised over Scott Morrison's declaration he is not a New Zealand citizen

Exclusive: PM was entitled to New Zealand citizenship from birth, but it is unclear whether his mother registered it

Margaret Simons

26, Oct, 2019 @1:32 AM

Gladys Liu and Josh Frydenberg admit Chinese election signs instructed 'right way' to vote

Liberal MP and treasurer agree the translation says ‘correct way to vote’ but deny signs were unlawful or misleading

Paul Karp

02, Oct, 2019 @1:28 AM

Coalition MP to climate strike students: 'Everything you are told is a lie' – as it happened

Craig Kelly declares ‘there is no link between climate change and drought’ as Labor grills government over $4.6bn underspend on NDIS. All the days events, live

Amy Remeikis

19, Sep, 2019 @6:00 AM

Coalition minister accused of running fundraiser out of taxpayer-funded office – as it happened

Labor says the Pinnacle Club, an associated entity of the Liberal party, has been operating out the office of the assistant minister for customs Jason Wood