Today marks 30 years since we won the 1996 election. Over the next eleven and a half years, our Coalition Government worked to deliver security, prosperity and opportunity, in the interests of all Australians. With responsible financial management, we reversed Labor’s deficits and restored Australia’s AAA credit rating. Internationally, Australia re-asserted the crucial importance of Read More >
The Federal Executive of the Liberal Party of Australia has considered the report of the Review of the 2025 Federal Election. The Review recognises the Party’s enduring strengths. It also sets out where processes failed, where connection with voters was lost, and where we must do better. The May 2025 election result was a decisive Read More >
The Consumer Price Index released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics today shows inflation is out of control, confirming Pyro Jim’s reckless spending is pushing the cost of living higher for Australian families. Inflation was 3.8 per cent in January, leaving Australian households paying even more for the basics while the Treasurer continues to pour Read More >
Four years have passed since Russia’s unprovoked, unjust and unlawful invasion of Ukraine. The Coalition expresses its heartfelt affection for the Ukrainian people. When Vladimir Putin’s forces pushed across the border more than 1,400 days ago, Ukrainians made a choice: not a white flag, but a blue and yellow flag. More than 1,400 days later, Read More >
The Coalition will introduce legislation to shut the door on returning ISIS sympathisers, as Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and his Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke refuse to say they will actively stop the terrorist collaborators from returning. The Coalition’s Shadow National Security Committee has approved legislation on Friday afternoon that would criminalise assisting the return Read More >
Today’s Labour Force data will bring little comfort to Australians who are working harder but going backwards under this Albanese Government. The latest Labour Force data shows the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate remained at 4.1 per cent in January. Australians in jobs is always a good thing, but it does not take away from the Read More >
Today’s Wage Price Index data confirms Australian workers continue to go backwards under Labor, with real wages falling in the 12 months to December. The latest quarterly figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics show the seasonally adjusted Wage Price Index increased by 3.4 per cent in the 12 months to December, while the Consumer Read More >
E&OE… ANGUS TAYLOR: Well, good afternoon, everybody. I’m delighted to be here with Jane, with Tim and with Claire to announce the new Coalition front bench. But before I do, I just want to make a couple of comments about the ISIS brides. The first job of any government is to keep Australians safe, to Read More >
Today I announce the new arrangements for the Shadow Ministry. This is a team that blends proven experience with the next generation of Coalition talent. A team built to do two things. First, prosecute Labor’s failures – the worst government in our nation’s history. Second, ensure the Coalition is ready to govern and change Australia Read More >
The Albanese government’s economic mismanagement and inability to keep Australians safe and secure have been exposed in the first Senate Estimates hearings of 2026. Labor’s out of control spending, which is driving up inflation and interest rates, was laid bare exposing the Albanese government’s false narrative on the economy. Leader of Opposition in the Senate, Read More >
Well, thanks, Stutch. Ladies and gentlemen, it’s absolutely fantastic to be here. Unexpectedly, I was expecting to give a speech on defence, but of course I have had to pivot as you did, Stutch, but it is a great honour to be here at the CIS to give this speech, my second speech, my first Read More >
Topics: Cost of Living, Housing, Labor’s Taxes, Shadow Ministry E&OE. LEADER OF THE OPPOSITION: It’s great to be here in Goulburn, with Jane Hume, talking to a young family, Grant and Georgia, about the challenges for them in paying the bills, in owning a home, paying the mortgage every month, and getting by, which is incredibly Read More >
LEADER OF THE OPPOSITION: Well, good afternoon, all. It is the greatest honour of my life to be elected as the leader of the Liberal Party. Today, I am reminded of my great parents who taught me and my three brothers from a very early age that two of the most important attributes in life Read More >
The Prime Minister should immediately summon the Laotian Ambassador for a formal explanation following revelations that those responsible for the deaths of Bianca Jones and Holly Bowles by ethanol poisoning have only received fines of just AUD$185. Australians are rightly shocked. Four other tourists, two Danish women, a US tourist and a British woman, also Read More >
Today, the Liberal and National parties have reformed the Coalition, acting in the national interest to hold an Albanese Government that is failing Australians to account. The Coalition is the most enduring and successful partnership in Australian political history, where for generations we have delivered strong and stable government. We acknowledge this has been a Read More >
Millions of Australian mortgage holders have been hit with another crushing blow today, as the Reserve Bank raised interest rates for the thirteenth time under Labor’s cost-of-living crisis. For families already stretched to breaking point, this rate rise is devastating news delivered straight to their mortgage statement. The average mortgage holder is now paying more Read More >
The Liberal Party today announced a comprehensive deregulation agenda to get Australia’s economy moving again, lift productivity, and reverse the decline in living standards under Labor. At the heart of this agenda we will cut red tape so tradies, farmers and businesses can spend less time dealing with government and more time doing their job, Read More >
Today, I announce acting shadow ministerial arrangements, in which existing members of the Shadow Cabinet will retain their current portfolios but also assume short-term responsibility for vacancies as follows: With several upcoming parliamentary sittings, including Senate Estimates, the Liberal Leadership Group has met and agreed that the finalisation of longer term shadow ministerial arrangements is Read More >
Today, we gather to remember and honour the life of Dr Katie Allen. A woman of rare grace, intellect and courage, Katie’s impact reached far beyond politics and will endure for many years to come. Katie was a pioneer in every sense of the word. Long before she entered public life, she had already distinguished Read More >