Liberal Party of Australia
Australian centre-right political party
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| 2024 | Eric Abetz becomes a candidate for the Tasmanian election in the Franklin electorate. |
| 2024 | Brad Battin becomes leader of Liberal Victoria |
| 2024 | Vincent Tarzia becomes leader of South Australian Liberals |
| 2024 | Leanne Castley becomes leader of Canberra Liberals |
| 2024 | Lia Finocchiaro becomes leader of Country Liberal party |
| 2023 | Alan Tudge steps down as Member for Aston after serving since 2010. |
| 2023 | Libby Mettam becomes leader of Western Australian Liberals |
| 2023 | Mark Speakman becomes leader of New South Wales Liberals |
| 2022 | Became the largest faction within the Liberal Party, with 27 of 65 Liberal MPs aligned with the National Right faction. |
| 2022 | Several key National Right members lose their parliamentary seats or retire, including Eric Abetz (Senator for Tasmania), Concetta Fierravanti-Wells (Senator for New South Wales), Kevin Andrews (Member for Menzies), and Amanda Stoker (Senator for Queensland). |
| 2022 | The National Right completed its leadership transition, marking the end of an era for its most prominent previous members and signaling a generational change within the faction. |
| 2022 | Peter Dutton became the Leader of the Liberal Party and Leader of the Opposition, representing the National Right faction. |
| 2022 | Jeremy Rockliff becomes leader of Tasmanian Liberals |
| 2022 | The Coalition was defeated in the federal election, ending its nine-year government, with Peter Dutton replacing Scott Morrison as the party leader. |
| 2022 | Australian federal election resulted in a significant realignment of factional affiliations within the Liberal Party. The National Right became the largest faction with 27 of 65 Liberal MPs, the Centre-Right faction dramatically decreased from 32 to 6 members, the Moderates declined from 22 to 14 members, and a new Centrist faction of 11 members emerged. |
| 2020 | David Crisafulli becomes leader of Liberal National Party of Queensland |
| 2019 | Tony Abbott loses his seat of Warringah after serving as a Member of Parliament since 1994. |
| 2019 | The National Right faction underwent significant leadership changes, with prominent members like Tony Abbott, Eric Abetz, and Kevin Andrews being replaced by a new generation of leaders. |
| 2019 | Scott Morrison led the Coalition to an unexpected victory in the federal election. |
| August 2019 | Michael Sukkar became the factional leader of the National Right, representing a shift towards younger leadership within the faction. |
| July 2019 | Xavier Boffa was accused of assault by Benedict Kusay at the ALSF annual general meeting in Adelaide. Boffa was arrested the next day and released on bail, but was later found not guilty by the Adelaide Magistrates' Court. |
| 2018 | Steven Marshall leads the Liberal Party to victory in South Australia, ending 16 years in opposition. |
| August 24 2018 | A second leadership ballot was held, with Scott Morrison defeating Peter Dutton and Julie Bishop to become the leader of the Liberal Party. Morrison was subsequently sworn in as prime minister by the governor-general. |
| August 21 2018 | Turnbull called a second leadership spill where he declined to stand, resulting in Scott Morrison being elected as the new party leader, defeating Peter Dutton. |
| August 21 2018 | Malcolm Turnbull called a leadership spill during a party-room meeting in response to mounting pressure over energy policy and election strategy, primarily from Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton. |
| October 2017 | Xavier Boffa became subject to a police complaint and university investigation after an alleged altercation with a female club member and an alleged assault on another male club member. |
| April 2017 | Xavier Boffa, ALSF past president and Melbourne University Liberal Club president, was revealed to have excluded a female club member from an event due to male members' discomfort. |
| March 2017 | Barnett-led Liberal-National government in Western Australia suffered a landslide defeat. |
| October 2016 | Canberra Liberals lost their fifth consecutive election. |
| July 2016 | Federal Liberals narrowly won re-election. |
| 2015 | Malcolm Turnbull succeeded Tony Abbott as the leader of the Liberal Party and Prime Minister, marking a leadership transition within the party. |
| July 2015 | Disclosed donor list for 2015-2016 financial year revealed, with top donors including Paul Marks from Nimrod Resources contributing $1,300,000 to the Liberal Party. |
| June 2015 | Liberal Party's financial records show diverse corporate donations, including Pratt Holdings ($790,000) and Hong Kong Kingson Investment Company ($710,000). |
| March 2015 | New South Wales Liberal-National Coalition won re-election. |
| 2014 | Liberal Party won government in Tasmania. |
| 2013 | The Coalition began its federal government term following the 2013 federal election, initiating the Abbott government. |
| March 2013 | The Western Australian Liberal-National government won re-election. |
| October 2012 | At a Sydney University Liberal Club function, Alan Jones made controversial remarks about Prime Minister Julia Gillard's deceased father, stating he 'died of shame', with the speech secretly recorded by a journalist. |
| March 2012 | The Liberal National Party of Queensland, led by Campbell Newman, achieved government in a historic landslide election victory. |
| March 2011 | The New South Wales Liberal-National Coalition, led by Barry O'Farrell, won government with the largest post-war election victory in Australian history. |
| 2010 | Tony Abbott led the Liberal Party in the federal election, resulting in Australia's first hung parliament since the 1940 election. |
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