Former prime minister elected Liberal party president on Friday after running unopposed Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Tony Abbott has declared the Liberals are “under new management” after his election as party president, vowing to help Angus Taylor lead a “people’s revolt” against the Labor government. The former prime minister and conservative warrior was elected to the position at the Liberal federal council meeting in Melbourne on Friday, marking a return to active political life seven years after losing his seat in federal parliament. Continue reading...

Liberals and Nationals grappling with surging support for Pauline Hanson’s party, which threatens to replace them as Australia’s main conservative party Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The new Liberal president, Tony Abbott, has backed preference deals with One Nation as he declared the party wouldn’t win the next election if it was “slaves to focus groups” and just a “little less woke than Labor”. The opposition leader, Angus Taylor, all but confirmed he was open to such deals with Pauline Hanson, declaring the party was prepared to cooperate with “whoever we can to get rid of this rotten Labor government’”. Continue reading...

Former prime minister Tony Abbott says he is ready to serve the Liberal Party in its time of 'existential crisis' upon his return to the political stage.

Former Prime Minister Tony Abbott has become president of the federal Liberal Party, saying it is his “duty to serve“ in a time of “existential crisis”.

The One Nation leader on Thursday accused Beattie and Liberal Party president Tony Abbott of orchestrating a “political witch hunt” that led to her 11-week imprisonment.

Speaking in Washington, former prime minister and new party president Tony Abbott said he thought the Liberal Party had “quite a long way to go” if the polls are to be believed.

Gov. Greg Abbott has not yet scheduled a special election for the 23rd Congressional District, which was previously represented by disgraced ex-Rep. Tony Gonzales.

Former Australian PM Tony Abbott is stepping down from his advisory role at the Advance advocacy group to become the Liberal Party's federal president, prompting concerns among party insiders that he may appoint Advance-aligned figures to senior positions and shift the party further rightward.

Federal Liberal president Tony Abbott announced the appointment of Lincoln Folo as part of an organizational renewal initiative aimed at countering the electoral threat posed by minor parties.

Angus Taylor will come out swinging in an aggressive speech to a shattered Liberal Party, just one day after Tony Abbott was welcomed back into the party fold.