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Sussan Ley becomes first female leader of the Federal Liberal Party after ballot

2 days ago | thenightly.com.au | Nicola Smith |Katina Curtis

Sussan Ley has made history to become the first female leader of the Federal Liberal Party after a ballot of MPs in Canberra on Tuesday morning. Ms Ley defeated Angus Taylor in the contest to be Opposition leader, taking the place of Peter Dutton after he lost his seat of Dickson at the May 3 election. Ms Ley had been the party’s deputy leader for the past three years. Sign up to The Nightly's newsletters.
Anthony Albanese is resworn in as Prime Minister after Labor landslide victory in 2025 Federal election

2 days ago | thenightly.com.au | Katina Curtis

Anthony Albanese has been officially sworn back in as prime minister ahead of his new ministry taking up their fresh jobs. Under protocol, the Prime Minister had to tender his resignation to Governor-General Sam Mostyn to mark the election’s conclusion. She then reswore him in and held an executive council meeting with Mr Albanese and Finance Minister Katy Gallagher to approve his recommendations for the ministry. Sign up to The Nightly's newsletters.
Angus Taylor and Jacinta Nampijinpa Price step up to jointly contest Liberal leadership

3 days ago | thenightly.com.au | Katina Curtis

Angus Taylor and Jacinta Nampijinpa Price have announced themselves as a joint ticket for the Liberal Party leadership ahead of what is expected to be a tight contest to steer the Opposition rebuild. Liberal MPs will meet in Canberra on Tuesday to elect their next leader, with previous deputy Sussan Ley and Mr Taylor, who was shadow treasurer for the past three years, putting their hands up for the top job.
Right-wing pro-life and anti-tax groups flood Nationals MPs with emails in support of Matt Canavan

3 days ago | thenightly.com.au | Katina Curtis

Pro-life and anti-tax groups are flooding the inboxes of Nationals MPs with emails backing Matt Canavan ahead of a party room vote on the leadership. The Queensland senator announced on Friday that he would challenge David Littleproud for the top job, saying the party needed to rebuild after the “catastrophic” election loss.
Israeli plans for Gaza are ‘ethnic cleansing’, says former minister Ed Husic

3 days ago | thenightly.com.au | Katina Curtis

Labor’s Ed Husic says Israel’s plan to annex Gaza is a form of “ethnic cleansing” and that the Netanyahu government has “atrociously managed” the conflict. Israel’s security cabinet approved a plan last week which military officials have said would displace most Palestinians in the strip. Mr Husic, who was dropped from the ministry amid a factional fight last week, said it was vital the international community continued to focus on the conflict. Sign up to The Nightly's newsletters.
Ousted minister calls on Labor to ditch timidity in second term, unleashes on Marles as ‘factional assassin’

4 days ago | thenightly.com.au | Katina Curtis

Labor’s Ed Husic has urged the Government to unshackle itself from timidity in its second term while unleashing on Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles for prioritising factional wars over showing leadership. The Member for Chifley, who increased his vote in his western Sydney seat, was ousted from the frontbench in Thursday’s factional carve-up of the ministry positions. Former attorney-general Mark Dreyfus also lost his frontbench position. Sign up to The Nightly's newsletters.
Matt Canavan throws hat into ring and announces challenge to David Littleproud for Nationals leadership

5 days ago | thenightly.com.au | Ellen Ransley

Matt Canavan will challenge fellow Queenslander and incumbent Nationals leader David Littleproud in a party room meeting in Canberra next week. The senator, who was a minister in the Turnbull and Morrison governments, said he wanted to “bring back our fighting spirit” and lead the party away from a “hiding our light under a bushel approach (which) failed catastrophically”.
Axed frontbrencher Mark Dreyfus sits through Labor’s welcome parade as caucus

5 days ago | thenightly.com.au | Ellen Ransley

A bloody internal war, which threatened to undermine Anthony Albanese’s emphatic victory and claimed united front, has officially resulted in the knifing of two senior Ministers and four up-and-comers being promoted. As the Prime Minister welcomed his expanded Labor caucus back to Canberra, ousted Ed Husic was absent and a demoted Mark Dreyfus, who smiled for the cameras, sat in the second-row, metres away from his factional allies who had toppled him.
Inside the Labor machine: Ultimate guide to ALP’s factions

5 days ago | thenightly.com.au | Ellen Ransley |Nicola Smith |Katina Curtis

There will be no plumes of red smoke wafting from the rafters of Parliament House, but we should know the final make-up of the future Cabinet from Labor’s conclave-style caucus by Monday. After the party’s Left and Right factions gathered on Thursday to wrestle over their frontbench nominations ahead of a sign-off by the full caucus on Friday, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will spend the weekend allocating portfolios and deciding additions to assist the top team.
Federal election 2025: Liberals down but not counting themselves out for WA’s new seat of Bullwinkel

6 days ago | thenightly.com.au | Jessica Page

Labor has increased its lead in the new WA seat of Bullwinkel to more than 300 votes, but Liberal candidate Matt Moran isn’t publicly conceding defeat yet. On Facebook, he told supporters it is still too close to call though party sources conceded the trend is against him. “While we wait for the final result, I want to express my deep gratitude to my incredible campaign team,” Mr Moran said. Sign up to The Nightly's newsletters.