Whistleblowers need their own watchdog:Crossbench

Whistleblowers need their own watchdog:Crossbench

Two whistleblowers facing trial need more than ‘a discussion paper by Christmas’ from a government that’s promised better protections,the independent MPs say.

  • byDavid Crowe

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‘Difficult to move forward’:Liberal MPs question Scott Morrison’s future after robo-debt findings

‘Difficult to move forward’:Liberal MPs question Scott Morrison’s future after robo-debt findings

Bridget Archer has criticised Morrison’s response to the royal commission,saying his presence in parliament makes it harder for the party to evolve.

  • byMatthew Knott
Coalition could lose 35 seats as Millennials,Gen Z reshape politics

Coalition could lose 35 seats as Millennials,Gen Z reshape politics

Young Australians are not embracing conservative politics as they age like previous generations did,prompting Liberal MPs to urge the party to transform.

  • byJames Massola andPaul Sakkal
Female MPs lead push to drive more women into parliament

Female MPs lead push to drive more women into parliament

A new cross-party group of federal women MPs has been created to help mentor staffers into political careers and leadership positions.

  • byLisa Visentin
It’s OK to vote Yes:Meet the Liberals campaigning for the Voice

It’s OK to vote Yes:Meet the Liberals campaigning for the Voice

Liberals For Yes will target “soft No” voters who incline towards conservative or Liberal values but could be persuaded to support the referendum.

  • byJacqueline Maley
‘We’re not the LNP’:Liberals call for Coalition rethink to save city seats

‘We’re not the LNP’:Liberals call for Coalition rethink to save city seats

Tasmanian MP Bridget Archer is among Liberal Party members who believe the Coalition arrangement in opposition needs changing.

  • byPaul Sakkal andJames Massola
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‘We’ve got to have a revolution’:This Liberal MP is spoiling for a fight. Within her own party

‘We’ve got to have a revolution’:This Liberal MP is spoiling for a fight. Within her own party

Tasmanian MP Bridget Archer thinks the Libs are unelectable in their current form. And she wants nothing short of a revolution to “take the party back”.

  • byMelissa Fyfe
‘Domino effect’:Liberal supporters of the Voice preparing formal Yes campaign

‘Domino effect’:Liberal supporters of the Voice preparing formal Yes campaign

In the days before Peter Dutton announced his party would oppose the Voice referendum,a WhatsApp group of pro-Voice Liberals popped up.

  • byAnthony Galloway
Leeser quits opposition frontbench in blow to Dutton’s Voice referendum strategy

Leeser quits opposition frontbench in blow to Dutton’s Voice referendum strategy

Julian Leeser has moved to the backbench to campaign for the Voice in a move that could embolden more pro-Voice backbench Liberals to follow him.

  • byPaul Sakkal,Lisa Visentin,James Massola andAngus Thompson
Liberal party room jitters overruled as Dutton’s No case holds sway

Liberal party room jitters overruled as Dutton’s No case holds sway

Dutton assured MPs that the party’s opposition to the Voice would not look uncaring because the Liberals were proposing their own form of Indigenous recognition.

  • byAngus Thompson andPaul Sakkal