The Liberal party has held the seat of Higgins in a by election, calling the victory at about 8.40pm on Saturday night, with Kelly O’Dwyer taking a swipe at the Labor party, saying they didn’t have the guts to stand. Joined with Ted Baillieu and about 100 party followers, Ms O’Dwyer ...

Opposition leader Malcolm Turnbull has threatened to quit if the Liberals did not support his assessment that a majority of the Coalition supported an emissions trading scheme deal that he reached with the Rudd Government. The Liberal leader laid down his ultimatum and closed the partyroom meeting after anti-ETS Coalition MPs, ...

Federal Opposition Leader Malcolm Turnbull, who is already fighting climate change rebels will now fend off challenges while contesting two by-elections. The instability within the Liberal Party increased yesterday when former Liberal Party instability increased yesterday when former treasurer Peter Costello surprised colleagues by announcing he would quit 20 years of Parliament ...

The pre-selection fight for former Treasurer Peter Costello’s parliamentary seat has turned sexist, with senior Liberal Party sources arguing that the safe seat is “not for a woman”. Higgins, located in inner-eastern Melbourne, is one of the most highly sought-after seats for aspiring Liberal politicians, but it has been reported that ...