National Right (Liberal Party of Australia)
The National Right,[1] also known as the Conservatives,[4] or the Hard Right,[5] is one of three factions (the other two are the Moderates and the Centre Right)[6] within the federal Liberal Party of Australia. Reportedly concerned more with social issues,[1] the faction is the most organised[1] and reactionary of the three,[7][8] with the loudest voices of dissent within the party coming from the faction.[7] During the Prime Ministership of Malcolm Turnbull, the faction (of which Turnbull was not a member) rose in size and influence,[9] and between 2019–2022 it underwent a change of its leadership and most prominent members, including Tony Abbott, Eric Abetz and Kevin Andrews,[1] and included former Liberal Party Senators Cory Bernardi and Mathias Cormann.[10] The faction also has a significant young membership, with members Michael Sukkar (factional leader),[11] Andrew Hastie, James Paterson and former Senator Amanda Stoker all being Millennials.[12] Furthermore, former New South Wales Premier Dominic Perrottet is from this faction.[13][14]
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| Abbreviation | NR, CR |
| Leader | Peter Dutton[1] |
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| Political position | Right-wing |
| National affiliation | Liberal |
| Colours | Blue |
| Seats in the House of Representatives | 12 / 151 |
| Seats in the Senate | 10 / 76 |
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The current leader of the faction is Leader of the Liberal Party and Leader of the Opposition Peter Dutton.[15]
Membership
Current MPs
| Name | Constituency | Other positions | State/Territory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Dutton | Member for Dickson |
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QLD |
| Michaelia Cash | Senator for Western Australia |
|
WA |
| Michael Sukkar | Member for Deakin | Former Assistant Treasurer | VIC |
| Angus Taylor | Member for Hume | Former Minister for Energy and Emissions Reduction | NSW |
| Alex Antic | Senator for South Australia | SA | |
| Andrew Hastie | Member for Canning | WA | |
| James Paterson | Senator for Victoria | Chair of Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security | VIC |
| Gerard Rennick | Senator for Queensland | QLD | |
| Garth Hamilton | Member for Groom | QLD | |
| Slade Brockman | Senator for Western Australia | Former President of the Senate | WA |
| Phillip Thompson | Member for Herbert | QLD | |
| Luke Howarth | Member for Petrie | Former Assistant Minister for Youth and Employment Services | QLD |
| Tony Pasin | Member for Barker | SA | |
| Rick Wilson | Member for O'Connor | WA | |
| Matt O'Sullivan | Senator for Western Australia | WA | |
| Ian Goodenough | Member for Moore | WA | |
| Jonathon Duniam | Senator for Tasmania | TAS | |
| Claire Chandler | Senator for Tasmania | TAS | |
| Gavin Pearce | Member for Braddon | TAS |
Former MPs
| Name | Constituency | Other positions | State/Territory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Abbott | Member for Warringah (1994–2019) | Former Prime Minister of Australia | NSW |
| Eric Abetz | Senator for Tasmania (1994–2022) |
|
TAS |
| Concetta Fierravanti-Wells | Senator for New South Wales (2005–22) | Minister for International Development and the Pacific in the Turnbull Government (2016–18) | NSW |
| Kevin Andrews | Member for Menzies (1991–2022) |
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VIC |
| Gladys Liu | Member for Chisholm (2019–22) | VIC | |
| Amanda Stoker | Senator for Queensland (2018–22) | Former Assistant Minister to the Attorney-General | QLD |
| Nicolle Flint | Member for Boothby (2016–22) | SA | |
| Christian Porter | Member for Pearce (2013–22) |
|
WA |
| Zed Seselja | Former Senator for Australian Capital Territory (2013–22) |
|
ACT |
| Alan Tudge | Member for Aston (2010–23) |
|
VIC |
See also
- Liberal factions:
- Lyons Forum (1992–2004) Conservative faction
- Conservatism in Australia
References
- Massola, James (21 March 2021). "Who's who in the Liberals' left, right and centre factions?". The Sydney Morning Herald.
- "The Liberal Party faces two paths: Moderate Liberalism or Republican extremism". 9 November 2022.
- "The radical extremist Liberal Party of Australia".
- Nicholls, Sean; Selvaratnam, Naomi; March, Stephanie (7 July 2022). "Liberals accuse each other's factions of 'thuggish behaviour' and being 'a cancer that's infected the party'". ABC News - Four Corners. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
- Rabe, Tom (6 August 2019). "'Absolute pain': Internal division exposed in Liberal feud". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
- Davies, Anne (23 January 2022). "The Right stuff: why shellshocked NSW Liberal moderates are fearing factional fights". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
- Gauja, Anika; Chen, Peter; Curtin, Jennifer; Pietsch, Juliet, eds. (2018). Double Disillusion: The 2016 Australian Federal Election. ANU Press. doi:10.22459/DD.04.2018. hdl:10072/415462. ISBN 9781760461867.
- O'Malley, Nick (27 October 2018). "Who is the 'base' the conservative faction of the Liberal Party keep talking about?". The Sydney Morning Herald.
- Norman, Jane (18 June 2018). "The Liberals' conservative faction is growing — and so is its influence over the party". ABC News.
- Packham, Ben; Kelly, Joe (5 August 2011). "Liberal row widens over Turnbull". The Australian.
- Crowe, David (28 May 2021). "Liberal faction wars could snare PM in puppet master's strings". The Sydney Morning Herald.
- Tillett, Andrew (23 August 2019). "The rise of the next generation of factional leaders". Australian Financial Review.
- Seccombe, Mike (24 July 2021). "How power and factionalism work in Berejikliand". The Saturday Paper. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
- Davies, Anne (22 January 2022). "The Right stuff: why shellshocked NSW Liberal moderates are fearing factional fights". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
- Stayner, Tom (26 May 2022). "Who is the new leader of the Liberal party Peter Dutton?". SBS News.
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