Liberal Party of Australia

A Tasmanian state election could be called imminently as an independent MP whose vote props up the minority Liberal government announces he cannot work under "extreme" terms forced upon him by the premier.

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton laughs off Malcolm Turnbull's description of him as a "thug" and accuses him of "retrofitting" a narrative to suit his own purposes.

Senior Liberals lift the lid on the "week of madness" that consumed Malcolm Turnbull's prime ministership and elevated an unexpected contender to the top job.

During the 'week of madness' Russell Broadbent was approached to help support Scott Morrison in the Liberal leadership spill.

The former Liberal MP says an elderly couple from his electorate helped 'crystallise' the importance of the same sex marriage plebiscite.

Malcolm Turnbull and George Brandis told Nemesis persistent tax reform leaks were blamed on the then treasurer Scott Morrison.

Who is the real Malcolm Turnbull? It depends on who you ask.

Speaking with dozens of Coalition insiders during the making of the ABC docuseries Nemesis, one PM provoked the most polarised responses, writes Mark Willacy.

Language warning: Barnaby Joyce still has strong feelings about Malcolm Turnbull's 'bonk ban' press conference.

The former merchant banker and bush accountant enjoyed an unlikely but successful political partnership. That all changed when Malcolm Turnbull strode into his courtyard and denounced Barnaby Joyce in front of the nation over his affair with a staffer, Vikki Campion.

The legal battle between ousted Liberal MP Moira Deeming and Victorian Opposition Leader John Pesutto will proceed to a 10-day Federal Court trial, with the pair represented by two of the nation's leading defamation barristers.

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has given his strongest suggestion the Coalition will vote alongside the government to pass revised tax cuts to benefit lower and middle income workers — but he has left a final decision for when parliament sits next week.

Details of the companies and individuals pouring money into the coffers of the nation's political parties last financial year have been published, with some of the country's wealthiest individuals topping the list.

Nemesis asked dozens of senior Liberals what word they'd use to describe Tony Abbott. Their responses were revealing.

Several senior Liberals told Nemesis that the lack of women sent the wrong message.

Operation Sovereign Borders was a policy developed by Scott Morrison while the Coalition government was in opposition.

Wyatt Roy told Nemesis he suggested the government “do a Peter Beattie” after the 2014 budget.

Former defence force chief Angus Houston told Nemesis Tony Abbott considered sending 'a large military deployment' to Ukraine after MH17 was shot down.

Nemesis asked former Liberal Senator Eric Abetz about how Tony Abbott and Malcolm Turnbull viewed each other.

Dozens of former colleagues have spoken candidly to the ABC political docuseries Nemesis about the destructive rivalry between Liberal giants Tony Abbott and Malcolm Turnbull.

He's one of the few West Australians most would recognise from his first name alone, thanks to a career spanning TV, radio and print — and now Basil Zempilas is throwing his hat in the political ring.

Over months of filming and 60 on-camera interviews for the ABC's landmark political docuseries Nemesis, the free character assessments between former Coalition colleagues fly thick and fast. But as well as the blue language and invective, there are also moments of remorse and regret.

Basil Zempilas was engaged in a conversation with a journalist, talking about reading the news during a tennis final, when an off-the-cuff comment triggered a social media storm.

Perth Lord Mayor Basil Zempilas announces he will be seeking WA Liberal Party preselection in Churchlands, as party leader Libby Mettam welcomes the "high-quality candidate". 

Voters in Adelaide's inner east will return to the polls after former South Australian premier Steven Marshall announced his intention to resign from parliament. A rising Green vote in the area could decide who wins the seat.