News & Views Make the Liberal Party Great again? Nope. It’s time to make the Liberal Party itself again. The way forward for the Liberal Party isn’t to double down on reactionary politics. It’s to rebuild with integrity.
News & Views The next Liberal leader will need to bring the party back from the brink. Who will it be? Whoever wins will be tasked with leading the party after its worst result in history, something that will be no easy feat.
News & Views Running for parliament is still a man’s world, with fewer female candidates – especially in winnable seats Women are more likely to preselected by the major parties in seat that are difficult to win and precarious to hold.
News & Views Liberals pick gas group director to replace candidate who said ADF should ‘remove females from combat corps’ The Liberal Party has chosen a director of a pro gas group as its new candidate for the seat of Whitlam after it was forced to disendorse its previous candidate.
Local This Liberal Party candidate says the ADF needs to ‘remove females’ to ‘fix’ our military Ben Britton, a Liberal candidate for Whitlam, has claimed women should not serve in combat positions with the Australian Defence Force (ADF).
News & Views Uncertainty and pessimism abound. Will fear be enough to push Dutton into office? Opposition leader Peter Dutton’s bleakness is in a league of its own, writes Frank Bongiorno. Will fear be enough to push him into office?
Local Tech executive Gisele Kapterian wins Bradfield preselection over Warren Mundine Tech executive Gisele Kapterian defeated Nynggai Warren Mundine in the race to be preselected for the blue-ribbon Sydney seat of Bradfield.
Ed's Blog Liberals just keep pre-selecting far more men than women This is not a “women problem”. It’s failure to learn from past mistakes.
Soapbox The Liberal party needs more young women to vote for them. But why would we vote for men who call us ‘bitches’? Jeff Kennett’s use of the word “bitch” targeted at a woman at a Young Liberals event was not very mindful, nor demure.
Local Georgia Ryburn backed for seat of Pittwater, following Liberal Party fallouts Outgoing Northern Beaches deputy mayor Georgia Ryburn is being backed for the seat of Pittwater, as replacement for state MP Rory Amon.
News & Views Julie Bishop says Tony Abbott had “no choice” but to include her in his 2013 male-dominated cabinet Julie Bishop says she may have only been included in Abbott’s cabinet because of her position as the elected deputy leader of the Liberal Party.
Ed's Blog The hypocrisy of Tony Abbott’s ‘women advice’ isn’t lost on anyone. But let’s hope he’s taken seriously. Even the most trusting individual would be moved to raise an eyebrow at the latest advice proffered by former Prime Minister, Tony Abbott.
