Change or die: how the Liberal Party’s long resistance to reform has left it fighting for life

The Liberal Party of Australia has fallen on hard times. The party has struggled to attract voters and has gone through leadership uncertainty. In his first press conference as leader in February 2026, Angus Taylor said that his party needed to “change or die”. To try to modernise itself, the party announced a commiss

After years building a power base within the SA division, the right-wing senator is the frontrunner to become the Liberal Party’s state president. It could have wide-ranging implications for Angus Taylor and Ashton Hurn.

The teenager was rushed to hospital after he was found with stab wounds