Australia is now on its fifth Prime Minister in five years. And the narrowness of the Liberal Party’s vote does not bode well.
Writing from Australia, Matthew Parris notes how the Australian Liberals have so far defied the pundits and improved their electoral prospects since they dumped Malcolm Turnbull as their leader and also his enthusiasm for combating climate change: "Here in Australia, where I’m spending a few days, something very odd has just happened to its right-of-centre […]
Patrick Cusworth is a public affairs consultant and a member of Hornsey and Wood Green Conservative Association. He supported the Australian Liberal Party during the Queensland State elections in March 2009. The Australian Liberal Party has elected Tony Abbott as its new leader, following a public loss of confidence in Malcolm Turnbull. Following a packed […]
Tony Abbott is one of the most conservative members of the Liberal Party, socially and economically. He is a fierce opponent of the Liberal Party's deal with Kevin Rudd on climate change. The Liberals have now had four leaders in two years. Anyone want to bet that it won't soon be five? The Sydney Morning […]
The Sydney Morning Herald has the report: "The Liberal Party is in turmoil tonight following the resignation of six front benchers, including Tony Abbott and Senator Nick Minchin, after they refused to back Opposition Leader Malcolm Turnbull's position on the controversial emissions trading scheme. Liberal frontbenchers Sophie Mirabella, Senator Eric Abetz, Tony Smith and Stephen […]
Malcolm Turnbull, the Australian Liberal Party leader since September last year when he ousted Brendan Nelson, is likely to face a leadership challenge of his own in the next 24 hours. Mr Turnbull has caused fury and division within his party after forcing the party to support the Labour government’s amended emissions trading scheme – […]
The Leader of Australia's Liberal Party, Malcolm Turnbull, has been in London this week. He has met all of the key figures in David Cameron's Conservative Party, including an hour long meeting with David Cameron, George Osborne and William Hague. There is probably no closer relationship between any two conservative parties in the world and […]
Five update observations on our sister party in Australia, the Liberal Party: Current opinion polls suggest that Kevin Rudd will gain seats if he calls an election. The Liberal Leader Malcolm Turnbull is seen by only 19% of Australians as best choice to be PM. That compares to 66% for the incumbent Prime Minister Kevin […]
In this seven minute video the Liberal leader discusses his upbringing with his single father, meeting and marrying his wife, and the debt that the Kevin Rudd is building up for Australia’s children. Mr Turnbull’s video has been released at a time of mounting speculation regarding the future of his leadership.
Pasted below is the full statement from Liberal Leader Malcolm Turnbull opposing what is a Aus$42bn stimulus from the nation’s Labor government: "The Coalition will oppose the Rudd Government’s latest $42 billion expenditure package because it is not a responsible or sustainable way to run the national economy. We know this decision will not be […]
I am delighted to report that James McGrath – Australian by birth but a big player in Boris Johnson’s recent mayoral victory and for freedom in the Maldives – has been recruited by Malcolm Turnbull to be Deputy Federal Director of Australia’s Liberals. James will head the campaign unit in charge of all target and […]
Malcolm Turnbull, the recently-elected leader of Australia’s Liberals, has objected to the suggestion that the Lord’s Prayer – currently used to begin parliamentary proceedings – be replaced or "rewritten". Mr Turnbull issued this statement: "Opening the Australian Parliament each day with the Lord’s Prayer is an important reminder of our shared humanity and a reference […]
Tom Switzer, former adviser to Australian Liberal leader Brendan Nelson, has written for The Spectator’s new Australia blog about the tensions within his party about green policies: "Whereas once both leaders [Kevin Rudd and Malcolm Turnbull] were calling on Australians to pay higher energy prices to save the planet, they now warn of tougher economic […]
The Australian Conservative has just been launched. It aims to offer something similar to that provided by ConHome in the UK. It is certainly beautifully presented and we’ll be visiting regularly. Our best of luck to John Styles, its editor.
He will be treated more kindly by history than by his contemporaries or the opinion polls – having begun to repair a Budget destroyed by Labor profligacy.