Liberals

As Basil Zempilas flirts with One Nation, will the right-wing populist party drag the WA Liberals down again, or will it become a life raft on the way to a political resurrection?

WA Opposition Leader Basil Zempilas says One Nation deserves "respect" and he is open to finding a way of working with the right-wing populist party as support for it grows.

This week the Coalition's weakness in Question Time reminded onlookers of Albanese's command of the Westminster system, while Labor insiders expressed their anxieties about One Nation's polling surge.

Former ACT Liberal politician Gary Humphries speaks to ABC Stateline about recent turmoil within the Canberra Liberals.

The Canberra Liberals have distanced themselves from former leader Leanne Castley's allegation that she was threatened with physical assault, saying the remark related to an "animated discussion" that was quickly resolved.

Whether they're being driven away or choosing to jump in a getaway car, the women who have recently led the Canberra Liberals are no longer anywhere near the driver's seat.

Former Canberra Liberals leader Leanne Castley says she has experienced "bullying, intimidation, lies and a threat of physical assault" in the past 18 months.

The Liberal Party has quietly published a paper that floats offering a cut price $10 digital membership to join the party, in an effort to offset its declining numbers.

Opposition Leader Angus Taylor accuses Prime Minister Anthony Albanese of starting a war on aspiration with the recent federal budget.

Former prime minister Tony Abbott says he is ready to serve the Liberal Party in its time of 'existential crisis' upon his return to the political stage.

This week a few people got a grilling at Senate estimates, the tax debate heated up and whispers of a new centre-right party fluttered through the press gallery.

Former prime minister Tony Abbott will be nominated unopposed to become the next federal president of the Liberal Party.

After telling an Adelaide oil and gas conference "we need to get busy digging and drilling", Opposition Leader Angus Taylor bats away questions about the SA Liberal Party's resistance to fracking in the state's South East.

Senator Andrew McLachlan raises concerns over Angus Taylor's use of the term "mass immigration" and plan to push tax-paying migrants off welfare benefits.

The Coalition's plan to index tax brackets could cost $35 billion in the first four years, more than has been suggested, and $44 billion in one year alone in 2035-36.

When John Ternel quit the Victorian Liberal Party this week the party mistakenly sent an email to members saying he had died. Mr Ternel says the ordeal confirmed to him that the Victorian Liberals are in shambles. 

In a week where "broken promise" is being shouted by the Tasmanian Liberals in support of their federal colleagues' attack on the Labor budget, closer to home, a promise of their own is giving them grief.

After failing to catch anyone by surprise with the budget, Anthony Albanese had another trick up his sleeve.

The Coalition has made a bold play to win back voters with a plan to automatically index income tax brackets to keep up with inflation.

A large sum of public money has been spent on legal fees for politicians. The Tasmanian government says in one case, it's "not legally possible" to explain why.