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Australian Liberal Party

Australia’s Main Parties Are More Alike Than Different on China Policy
By Elena Collinson
The Coalition government is highlighting China as a major campaign issue, but in reality the China policies of the Liberal and Labor parties are nearly identical.

Australia’s Independents: The Women Aiming to Shake Up Parliament
By Joshua Mcdonald
At least 13 independent female candidates have launched campaigns on similar platforms focused on climate change, corruption, and women’s rights.

Australia’s Independent Candidates Aim to Tap Into Voter Unease
By Grant Wyeth
With an election to be held by May 2022, the pre-election period in Australia is seeing a surge of maneuvering among independents gunning for Liberal seats.

Will Tim Smith’s Drunken Crash Save the Victorian Liberal Party?
By Grant Wyeth
With Smith seemingly on the way out, the party will have a little more freedom to recalibrate.

The Trump Effect: What Trumpian Politics Mean for Australia
By Grant Wyeth
U.S. President Donald Trump’s style of politics has infected Australia’s Liberal Party.

Political Redemption in Sight for Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison
By Joshua Mcdonald
Amid devastating bushfires earlier this year Morrison’s leadership was in question. His handling of COVID-19 may be his political resurrection.

Australian Bushfires: A Government in Disarray
By Joshua Mcdonald
PM Morrison has two options: confront the far-right elements within his government or forever be linked to Australia’s climate decline.

Fiddling While Australia Burns
By Joshua Mcdonald
While leaders prevaricate on climate issues, the toll is growing – this time in the form of devastating bushfires.

What Next For ‘Miracle Man’ Morrison?
By Anthony Fensom
Can Morrison and Australia's Coalition make the most of an unexpected election victory?

Australia’s Election Delivers Morrison’s Miracle
By Anthony Fensom
In a shock upset, the ruling coalition will stay in government under Prime Minister Scott Morrison.

Australian Prime Minister Predicts Close Election Result
By Rod McGuirk
The odds are in favor of the opposition, but incumbent Scott Morrison remains hopeful.

The Evolving Australia-Indonesia Relationship Amid Election Season
By Grant Wyeth
With Jokowi likely scoring another term in Indonesia, the bilateral relationship’s direction balances on Australia’s pending polls.