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Josh Frydenberg, Treasurer and member for Menzies’ old electorate of Kooyong, finds his future is at the mercy of an independent and disaffected Liberals.

The “teal independents” do pose a threat, but not to democracy.

Malcolm Turnbull’s suggestion that frustrated moderate Liberal voters consider voting independent has ramped up anxiety in government ranks at a new and different threat.

Things have changed in the seat once held by Robert Menzies and Andrew Peacock and the Liberal Party is scrambling to stay connected with voters.

The Coalition’s relationship with News Corp and its hostility towards the national broadcaster are influencing more than just the televised leaders’ debates.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has continued to warn against voting for so-called “teal” independents—backed by the Climate 200 ...

With its recalcitrance on climate change, an integrity commission and women’s issues, the Liberal Party is at risk of losing many of its traditional voters.

Candidates with strategy consulting experience running in this year’s federal election believe their ability to be a “fox”, construct an issue tree and use “Pyramid” thinking gives them an edge at the ballot box.

Sophie Scamps is hoping dissatisfaction on climate action will help her unseat a popular Liberal incumbent

He has been seen, not always accurately, as the more moderate in an otherwise conservative Liberal Party, which has governed Australia since 2013.