Centre Right (Liberal Party of Australia)
The Centre Right Faction or Centre Right Group,[6][8][9] is a faction within the federal Liberal Party (LPA) that makeup one of its three national factions.[lower-alpha 1] It holds the middle position between the three factions (Moderate, National Right).[6]
Centre Right Centre Right Group | |
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| Abbreviation | CR, CRG |
| Figurehead | Scott Morrison |
| Faction Leader | Alex Hawke[1][2][3] |
| Founder | Alex Hawke[4][5] |
| Founded | 2009 |
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| Political position | Centre-right[7] |
| National affiliation | Liberal |
| Colours | Blue |
| Seats in the House of Representatives | 22 / 151 |
| Seats in the Senate | 8 / 76 |
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The faction's main ideology can be seen as a soft mix of both the adjacent factions' ideologies. As noted by The Sydney Morning Herald in 2021: “The [Centre Right] group’s unifying philosophy is pragmatism – that means an adherence to free-market economics (but with enough flexibility to splash billions to prop up the economy during the COVID-19 pandemic) and relatively conservative social values.”[6] As its nickname under Scott Morrison (Morrison Club) signifies, its figurehead was then-Prime Minister Scott Morrison, with Alex Hawke known as the leader of the faction.[1]
- Also called groupings, or groups.
References
- Crowe, David (28 May 2021). "Liberal faction wars could snare PM in puppet master's strings". The Sydney Morning Herald.
- Tillett, Andrew (7 December 2018). "Bubble boys: Who's in Scott Morrison's inner circle?". Australian Financial Review (AFR).
- McGowan, Michael (19 February 2022). "In key election battlegrounds, the Liberal party is nowhere to be seen". Guardian Australia.
- Robertson, James (2 June 2022). "Revenge served cold for Liberal factional kingpin blamed for election wipeout". The New Daily.
- Robertson, James (13 June 2022). "Scott Morrison divides even after fall as Minister faces axe". The New Daily.
- Massola, James (21 March 2021). "Who's who in the Liberals' left, right and centre factions?". The Sydney Morning Herald.
- Martin, Sarah (21 April 2019). "Scott Morrison: 'master of the middle' may pull Coalition out of a muddle". Guardian Australia.
- Hutchinson, Samantha (7 August 2022). "NSW Liberals unite in 'rebuke' to Hawke over election fiasco". Australian Financial Review (AFR).
- Crowe, David (28 May 2021). "Liberal faction wars could snare PM in puppet master's strings". The Sydney Morning Herald.
One the soft-right's own, Melissa McIntosh, is being challenged by conservative candidate Mark Davies in Lindsay, the marginal seat around Penrith in Sydney's west. There is talk of a conservative challenge against Sussan Ley, the Environment Minister and member for Farrer, but nominations for her seat have not opened.