Category: Liberal Party

Federal Liberal MP Rejects Allegations of Branch Stacking

Federal Liberal member for Deakin and Assistant Treasurer Michael Sukkar has rejected allegations he had any knowledge that his brother, best friend, and factional supporters misused taxpayer funds for political work. This comes as Victoria’s Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission (IBAC) investigates current and former Labor MPs over the misuse of public money for “party‐political work…


‘Unprecedented’ Federal Spending Exceeds Amount During 2009 Global Recession, World War II: Report

“New normal” federal program spending has reached unprecedented levels in Canada, with per-person spending in 2021 expected to exceed $13,000—a 34.8 percent surge from pre-COVID levels in 2019, according to a new report. The report, published by the think tank Fraser Institute, notes that the federal government’s spending, adjusted for inflation, would have hit a…


Liberal Party Centralization Plunges Dagger into Free Markets

Commentary Editor’s note: This is the third in a series examining the economic platform of each party ahead of the 2021 federal election. Read the first here and the second here. Canada has the pomp and circumstance of municipal and provincial governments. When reading the incumbent Liberal Party’s elaborate economic platform, however, one struggles to decipher…


B.C. Privacy Watchdog Investigating Federal Liberals Over Facial Recognition Software

OTTAWA—British Columbia’s privacy watchdog has launched an investigation into the federal Liberal party’s use of facial recognition technology to pick candidates for the next election. B.C. information and privacy commissioner Michael McEvoy’s office ended weeks of speculation on Friday by announcing the investigation in response to concerns from the Canadian Civil Liberties Association. “The investigation…


Australian Labor Party Leader Denies Losing Support of Mining Communities

Federal Labor leader Anthony Albanese has rejected suggestions that blue-collar workers have turned their back on the party following a loss in the Upper Hunter byelection. In contrast, fellow Labor MP Joel Fitzgibbon, whose federal seat covers a similar area, argued that the sharp decline Labor saw in its primary vote over the weekend should…


The Meaningless Resolve to Achieve Equality of Results

Commentary Recently, the Australian federal government has been plagued with revelations of inappropriate sexual conduct by politicians and staffers in Parliament House. The uproar started with explosive allegations that a former Liberal staffer Brittany Higgins, had been raped in March 2019 in the offices of then-Minister of Defence Linda Reynolds. This terrible event resulted in…


Turnbull Claims News Corp Is Australia’s Most Powerful Political Actor

Former Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has claimed News Corp’s role in Australian politics is too powerful, and the media giant must be held to account while speaking at the federal Senate inquiry into media diversity in Australia on April 12. Turnbull, who was recently dropped as the head of the New South Wales (NSW)…


Malcolm Turnbull Dumped As Chair of Clean Energy Board

Former Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has been removed from his position as chair of the New South Wales Net-Zero Emissions and Clean Economy Board, only a week after his appointment. Premier Gladys Berejiklian said that while she admired and respected Turnbull, his appointment “unfortunately for everyone concerned … was proving to be a distraction”. The…


Malcolm Turnbull Dropped As Chair of Clean Energy Board

Former Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has been removed from his position as chair of the New South Wales Net-Zero Emissions and Clean Economy Board, only a week after his appointment. Premier Gladys Berejiklian said that while she admired and respected Turnbull, his appointment “unfortunately for everyone concerned … was proving to be a distraction”. The…


NSW Coalition May Lose House Majority in Up Coming By-election

The New South Wales Coalition is expecting a loss in the upcoming by-election following Upper Hunter National MP Michael Johnsen’s resignation. Premier Gladys Berejiklian said that the Liberal-National Coalition would need a “miracle” to win the seat previously filled by Johnsen. Deputy Premier John Barilaro called for Johnsen’s immediate resignation and suspension from the National…