National Right (Liberal Party of Australia)
The National Right,[1] also known as the Conservatives,[10] or the Hard Right,[11] is one of four factions (the other three are the Moderates, Centrists, and the Centre Right)[12] within the federal Liberal Party of Australia. Reportedly concerned more with social issues,[1] the faction is the most organised[1] and the furthest right of the four.[13][14] During the Prime Ministership of Malcolm Turnbull, the faction (of which Turnbull was not a member) rose in size and influence,[15] 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.[16] The faction also has a significant young membership, with members Michael Sukkar (factional leader),[17] Andrew Hastie, James Paterson and former Senator Amanda Stoker all being Millennials.[18][failed verification] Furthermore, former New South Wales Premier Dominic Perrottet is from this faction.[19][20] The current leader of the faction is Leader of the Liberal Party and Leader of the Opposition Peter Dutton.[21][failed verification] As of the 2022 Australian federal election, the National Right is the Liberal Party's largest faction, with 27 of 65 Liberal MPs aligned with the faction.[22] MembershipCurrent MPs
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