ANOTHER Left-embracing State Liberal Party has been hammered at the polls, with South Australian Liberal leader Steven Marshall struggling to hold his own seat. In a replay of WA’s 2021 election disaster, South Australians carried baseball bats to yesterday’s general election to…
PRIME Minister Scott Morrison has been accused of manufacturing a crisis to push through a factional deal that tramples Liberal Party members’ constitutional rights. The deal effectively hands pre-selection to a number of sitting parliamentarians – without them having to face pre-selection…
THE former blue ribbon federal seat of Warringah has been designated a “Left only” zone, as the Liberal Party refuses to endorse the only legitimate candidate standing. Defence expert and Warringah local Lincoln Parker, who is factionally unaligned, has been refused endorsement…
SENIOR Liberals have warned of a political bloodletting if factions overturn members’ candidate selections for the upcoming federal election. Legal action and warnings of mass campaign boycotts are underway in response to attempts by powerbrokers to parachute in their factional allies. While…
PRIME Minister Scott Morrison is watching on as his government’s re-election chances are crippled by a bitter NSW factional war he chooses to do nothing about. The PM’s factional boss, Immigration Minister Alex Hawke, is demanding automatic preselection for his seat of…
by DAVID FLINT – WHY should anyone be surprised that some in the far-Left faction of the parliamentary Liberal Parties, the LINOs, demonstrate their dislike of those who are even mildly conservative? Intolerance of even slightly different views is a badge of…
THE same gang of “modern” Liberal MPs who contradicted Prime Minister Scott Morrison on energy policy has joined Labor and Greens to defeat his religious protection bill. Ignoring Mr Morrison’s plea for unity – warning a split could hand Anthony Albanese government…
THE recent announcement by Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt that he is retiring at the forthcoming election is noteworthy. His explanation for his exit from politics was the usual cover-all – “to spend more time with family”. This might be true, but…
A FACTIONAL deal to cut Liberal members out of the Party’s pre-selection process has gone down in flames ensuring the rank and file has a say in candidate choice. The Party’s NSW State Executive this week dismissed an attempt to have sitting…
WITH factional heavyweights delaying critical federal pre-selections, Liberal Party boss Chris Stone has been threatened with a Supreme Court law suit. The delays have occurred as factions attempt to cut members out of the candidate selection process and, instead, stitch up a…
