Paul Sakkal

Price's defection has blown apart the Coalition, angering Sussan Ley backers who described the move as "branchstacking" by Angus Taylor's camp. Price phoned David Littleproud as she released a statement announcing the move. She'll run as Taylor's deputy https://t.co/afm1nf7yC5

Faction leaders have cut down two ministers in a fiery Thursday caucus meeting, forcing out Industry Minister Ed Husic and Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus and sparking anger from MPs at the “chaos and disunity” days after the federal election https://t.co/fY8WGFhcEP

Senator Jacinta Price has defected to the Liberal Party to join Angus Taylor’s leadership team, as he battles Sussan Ley, the current deputy, to replace Peter Dutton as opposition leader. https://t.co/afm1nf86rD

Mark Dreyfus was today informed formally of the move and had been making calls since last night. PM is not expected to protect him. Dreyfus allies furious and pointing out the lawyer's determination to keep working last year after his wife passed away https://t.co/0NC1qpgStD

The Angus Taylor vs Sussan Ley contest has become increasingly hostile with files being circulated highlighting rival weaknesses, threatening ongoing instability no matter who is chosen https://t.co/WXYhTWsVlr

Expected new member for Goldstein Tim Wilson has left the door open to leading the opposition’s arguments against Labor on tax, as moderates in the party push for him to be installed as shadow assistant treasurer to fight unrealised cap gains tax proposal https://t.co/1mgLp7NT2r

RT @CroweDM: "Scrap nuclear." Liberal senator Maria Kovacic goes public -- and sets up a key question for leadership. https://t.co/VB0Usm…

RT @kishor_nr: Some Liberals now threatening to sue their internal pollsters. Via @paulsakkal https://t.co/TAUZReBGd7

The shadow treasurer backed by the right faction and Ley, the deputy leader backed by the moderates, have asked Dan Tehan to run as their deputy, as the leak of an internal polling memo triggers public criticism of the party’s researcher Mike Turner https://t.co/Ns8DmH1JCc

Leaked documents and texts from the campaign's inner sanctum shows the Liberals’ pollster raised the alarm about the opposition’s thin tax policy and told Peter Dutton to lighten up as the opposition leader’s unpopularity doubled over 4 weeks https://t.co/tsryf1ZHCC

Angus Taylor favourite to replace Dutton. His camp distancing Taylor from dire campaign, claiming Dutton blocked Taylor from offering tax cuts/bold reform. Ley, Tehan also on the phones Sunday. Andrew Hastie unlikely to run, leaving Right to back Taylor https://t.co/EYOCcIgGEM

Inside story on Dutton campaign- previously unreported detail on rushed policies opposed by shadows, polling errors, Andrew Hastie wanting to change roles + the October meeting when Labor ministers learned their election strategy https://t.co/aQZ0W2aoGY @KnottMatthew @natassiazc

Liberal moderates, already weakened, were smashed last night - losing co-convener David Coleman, B Archer, Wolahan, J Stevens, J Ware, leaving Z McKenzie, Leeser as only HoR moderates. Tim Wilson camp confident he will win after postals/prepoll counted https://t.co/avazcD2cJJ

Election night podcast with @CroweDM and @JacquelineMaley on how Labor commanded the centre ground of Australian politics and where the Liberal Party goes from here https://t.co/2FQ88UjY9A

RT @theage: Peter Dutton is projected to lose his seat of Dickson in suburban Brisbane and become the first federal opposition leader to su…

Senior Coalition figures have started scheduling meetings with party powerbrokers for Sunday morning as MPs weigh up leadership options in the event of a bad result for Opposition Leader Peter Dutton. https://t.co/ujZuoYpHrn

Update: Greens are running open tickets in Deakin and Menzies - the two seats Anthony Albanese claims he has a chance of winning off the Liberals in Melbourne. Labor people furious and weren't given notice by Adam Bandt's party, which has been seething over Macnmara open ticket https://t.co/kFGYq6GYfd

Paul Sakkal @paulsakkal

The Greens have escalated their preferencing war with Labor, moving to deny Anthony Albanese the chance to win the ultra-marginal seat of Deakin, held by Liberal frontbencher Michael Sukkar, as retaliation for Macnamara open ticket decision https://t.co/zCJNM4jnp7