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Monday, September 23

"Unfair, unsustainable, uncompetitive": Lib MP unleashes on land tax

EXCLUSIVE | A Marshall Government MP and former Liberal state president has sensationally broken ranks over the party’s land tax grab, telling constituents the proposed changes would “unfairly penalise law-abiding citizens” and drive investment out of the state.

Cashing out: Powerful backers back away as Libs' battle with the base flares

Liberal coffers have taken a hit as powerful supporters turn their back on the party, with a prominent hotelier admonishing the Marshall Government in an email to state MPs, and a major business backer protesting Treasury’s proposed land tax grab by withdrawing support for a lucrative fundraiser.

Steven Marshall onstage at the weekend's Liberal AGM, flanked by Prime Minister Scott Morrison and state party president John Olsen. Photo: Kelly Barnes / AAP

Liberal Right shows might as ‘post-Pyne era’ begins

One of the state Liberal Party’s most senior officials could be the first victim of a factional takeover by the conservative Right, which has assumed control of the party’s governing body for the first time since the Nick Minchin era.

Richardson: Things getting messy for Marshall

There are mounting signs that the Marshall administration is spinning out of control amid growing questions about slapdash messaging, internal discipline and the Government’s own economic credentials, writes Tom Richardson.

Richardson: Marshall's misfortunes are self-inflicted

To paraphrase Oscar Wilde, to robo-spam hundreds of constituents before dawn with a blatant push-poll once may be regarded as a misfortune – to do it twice looks like carelessness.

Bernardi winds up the Conservatives, as Family First party legacy ends

Cory Bernardi is weighing up his political future after deciding to deregister his Australian Conservatives, ending the religious-based party legacy of Family First.