POLITICAL PARTIES – AUSTRALIA

‘Furious’: Nationals MP says Littleproud misled the party

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Original article by James Massola
Brisbane Times – Page: Online : 28-May-25

National Party leader David Littleproud is under scrutiny in the wake of the recent falling out with the Liberal Party which briefly ended their long-standing coalition. Nationals MP Colin Boyce has accused Littleproud of misleading his colleagues regarding the scope of the Nationals’ demands in four key policy areas which prompted the split. Boyce has described the split as a ‘fiasco’ and says he cannot support a leader who misleads the party room. Boyce adds that he opposes the Coalition’s net zero emissions target of 2050, and contends that the issue should have been discussed in the Nationals’ party room meeting last week.

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NATIONAL PARTY OF AUSTRALIA, LIBERAL PARTY OF AUSTRALIA

Steph Hunt (Melbourne) and Aaron Violi (Casey) are the only two Liberals to achieve a primary vote swing of +4%

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Original article by Roy Morgan
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 28-May-25

The Liberal Party suffered a crushing defeat at the Federal Election held earlier this month, and the recriminations continue under new leader Sussan Ley. However, there were some bright spots for the party with 20 Liberal/LNP candidates achieving a positive primary vote swing, led by Liberal candidate for Melbourne, Steph Hunt, who achieved a primary vote swing of +4.6% from 2022, and Liberal MP from Casey (Victoria), Aaron Violi, with a primary vote swing of +4.4%. Other notable performances included Simmone Cottom with a primary vote swing of +3.9% in the Victorian seat of Hawke, Benson Saulo with a swing of +3.5% in the inner Melbourne seat of Macnamara, Tim Beddoe with a swing of +3.3% in the western Melbourne seat of Maribyrnong and re-elected Liberal MP Tim Wilson reclaiming his seat on Melbourne’s bayside with a primary vote swing of +3.1%. Of the 20 Liberal/LNP candidates to achieve a positive primary vote swing in their electorate, 15 were in Victoria, three were in New South Wales and two were in Queensland.

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ROY MORGAN LIMITED, LIBERAL PARTY OF AUSTRALIA, NATIONAL PARTY OF AUSTRALIA

Liberals back Nationals split as necessary reset after election lashing

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Original article by Olivia Caisley
abc.net.au – Page: Online : 21-May-25

The National Party has formally abandoned its long-standing alliance with the Liberal Party, advising that it will not renew the Coalition agreement for the upcoming term of parliament. Nationals leader David Littleproud the negotiations between the two parties broke down over a number of policy issues, including nuclear energy, expanded divestiture powers for supermarkets and a $20 billion regional future fund. Former prime minister John Howard has urged the two parties to resolve their differences and reunite; however, a number of senior Liberals believe that the split was necessary, and some contend that it should have happened long ago. The Liberals will remain the formal Opposition in Parliament, with 28 lower house seats; the National will have 15 seats and Labor will have about 94.

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LIBERAL PARTY OF AUSTRALIA, NATIONAL PARTY OF AUSTRALIA, AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY

Ley puts tax, economic reform on to-do list

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Original article by John Kehoe
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 4 : 14-May-25

Federal Opposition leader Sussan Ley has indicated that all of the Coalition’s policies will be up for review in the wake of the election defeat on 3 May. This includes nuclear energy and the net zero emissions target of 2050. Ley added that economic and tax reform will be priorities for the Coalition; she also committed to consulting with her colleagues and the community in reviewing the Coalition’s policies. Robert Carling from the Centre for Independent Studies says the Coalition needs to abandon ‘populist’ policies. Ley has become the Liberal Party’s first female leader at federal level, after defeating Angus Taylor 29-25 in a party room vote on Tuesday. New deputy leader Ted O’Brien is expected to replace Taylor as shadow treasurer.

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LIBERAL PARTY OF AUSTRALIA, THE CENTRE FOR INDEPENDENT STUDIES LIMITED

Liberal MPs urge unity leadership ticket as Abbott questions conviction

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Original article by Sarah Ison, Jack Quail
The Australian – Page: 5 : 8-May-25

Liberal Party insiders contend that an increasingly acrimonious leadership contest is undermining efforts to rebuild in the wake of Saturday’s election rout. Sussan Ley, Dan Tehan and Angus Taylor are expected to be in contention to succeed Peter Dutton as Opposition leader. Supporters of Ley have rejected claims that she has offered prime shadow cabinet portfolios in exchange for votes in a leadership ballot. A number of Liberal MPs have called for Ley and Tehan to run on a ‘unity ticket’, with some suggesting that the latter would garner enough support to be deputy leader but not enough to take the top job. Meanwhile, former prime minister Tony Abbott says the Liberals’ leadership has lacked "courage and conviction" in recent times.

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LIBERAL PARTY OF AUSTRALIA

Liberals revolt over policy failures

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Original article by Sarah Ison, Jack Quail
The Australian – Page: 1 & 4 : 7-May-25

Sources within the Liberal Party have indicated that many of its policies were either not released or delayed for so long that they had no impact on the federal election. They include policies in key areas such as defence, taxation, education, health and the environment. Meanwhile, Sussan Ley is now widely regarded as the frontrunner to replace Peter Dutton as Opposition leader; advocates for Ley contend that she could boost support among female voters who have become disillusioned with the Liberal Party.

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LIBERAL PARTY OF AUSTRALIA

PM urged to adopt 2035 emissions reduction target of 70pc

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Original article by Greg Brown
The Australian – Page: 1 & 4 : 7-May-25

The federal government will decide its 2035 emissions reduction target later this year, based on advice from the Climate Change Authority. However, the Labor Environment Action Network’s convener Felicity Wade says the group wants the 2035 target to be at least 70 per cent lower than 2005 emission levels. Wade adds that the environment must be a top priority for Labor’s second term in office, while LEAN wants the government’s ­nature positive laws to be legislated within 12 months. There are already doubts as to whether Labor’s 2030 emissions reduction target is achievable.

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AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY, LABOR ENVIRONMENT ACTION NETWORK

PM, Dutton get ready to rumble – officially

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Original article by Geoff Chambers
The Australian – Page: 5 : 18-Feb-25

Federal government MPs are believed to have been told to prepare for Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to formally announce the date of the election sometime between 3 and 11 March. Strategists from all political parties and activist groups such as Climate 200 now anticipate an election on either 5 or 12 April, with the latter seen to be the most likely. Climate 200 will help fund candidates in 35 seats nationwide, although this includes just four seats that are currently held by Labor. Meanwhile, history may be against Opposition leader Peter Dutton, given that no federal government has lost office after only one term since 1931.

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Dark money totalling $67.2m flowed to Labor, Coalition and Greens in 2023-24

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Original article by Dan Jervis-Bardy, Sarah Basford Canales
The Guardian Australia – Page: Online : 4-Feb-25

Data from the Australian Electoral Commission shows that Labor, the Coalition and the Greens declared a total of $156m in political donations for the last financial year. Labor and its state branches received $67.5m worth of political donations in 2023-24; the Coalition received $72.2m and the Greens received $17.1m. However, the four major political parties did not declare the source of a combined $67.2m worth of donations. These financial contributions were below the disclosure threshold of $16,300 which the federal government wants to reduce this to just $1,000. Rob Keldoulis was the biggest individual political donor in 2023-24, contributing $1.1m to the Climate 200 organisation personally and via his private investment company.

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AUSTRALIAN ELECTORAL COMMISSION, AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY, LIBERAL PARTY OF AUSTRALIA, NATIONAL PARTY OF AUSTRALIA, AUSTRALIAN GREENS, CLIMATE 200 PTY LTD

Adam Bandt pushes for formal power-sharing deal with Anthony Albanese in case of minority election

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Original article by Jacob Greber, Greg Jennett
abc.net.au – Page: Online : 4-Dec-24

Greens leader Adam Bandt has outlined his party’s terms for helping Labor to form government if the 2025 federal election results in a hung parliament. Bandt says there would be a "lot of merit" in establishing a formal power-sharing deal with Labor that clearly states the legislative priorities for the next parliament. Bandt adds that priority areas will include expanding Medicare to include dental and mental health care for adults, free access to GPs, and action to address the rising cost of rental housing. The Greens have been more co-operative in recent weeks, and the party backed more than 40 government bills on the final day of parliament for the year.

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AUSTRALIAN GREENS, AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY