One of the key considerations for the new Liberal leadership will be how the party reacts to the deep political currents that led to its massive loss in the election.
We’ve had a look at one of those trends: the party’s ‘women issue’:
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Jacinta Nampijinpa Price has formally nominated for Liberal deputy leader, days after leaving the Nationals partyroom.
Nampijinpa Price will run with Angus Taylor, and said in a statement, the decision brings “a great deal of responsibility which I fully accept”.
The Country Liberal Party senator from the Northern Territory sparked anger amongst Nationals for defecting this week, as leader David Littleproud called the decision “disappointing”.
As a CLP senator, she can sit in either the Nationals or Liberal partyroom, but told 2GB radio earlier this week that there was an “expectation” for her to sit with the Nats.
Nampijinpa Price released a statement this morning, and said the Liberals needed to “fight for the forgotten people”.
“There is no question that returning to our roots as a party is critical right now. If we want to inspire and empower Australians across our country, we must return to these roots – these basic values – that define who we are as a party.
We must once more remember and fight for the forgotten people, those on whose shoulders Australian society has been built and still depends. These are the mainstream Australians who have a big contribution to make.”
The party will vote for its leaders on Tuesday, the same day the new Albanese ministry will be sworn in.
We’ll get to the politics in a second, but it’s worth noting a heartwarming social media post that Price put online overnight.
Her Instagram post, accompanied by a family photo, read:
Thanks to my grandmother and mother for teaching me resilience, determination and demonstrating what it means to have self belief. Happy Mothers Day all the wonderful mothers ♥️
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Good morning, and happy Mother’s Day!
We’re launching our live blog today with the news that Jacinta Nampijinpa Price has confirmed she will run for the deputy leadership of the Liberal party, days after defecting from the Nationals party room.
