Moderates (Liberal Party of Australia)

Moderates,[7][8] also known as Modern Liberals[9][10] or Small-L Liberals,[11] are members, supporters, or voters of the Liberal Party of Australia who are economically conservative, but progressive on social and environmental policies.[12][13] They compete with the Liberal Party's other two factions: The National Right and the Centre Right.

Moderates
Think tankBlueprint Institute[1]
Menzies Research Centre
Ideology
Political positionCentre[2][3][4] to centre-right[5]
National affiliationLiberal
Colours  Blue
House of Representatives
7 / 40
(Liberal seats)
Senate
7 / 26
(Liberal seats)
Tasmanian House of Assembly[6]
3 / 11
(Liberal seats)
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Geographical base

Moderate Liberals often represent inner-city and wealthy House of Representatives seats or are in the Senate.[14] The Moderates are noted as having very little presence in the states of Queensland and Western Australia, while in Victoria the nominal Moderate faction is not affiliated with those of the other states.[14] The Moderates are the dominant faction in New South Wales has provided all of the past three Liberal leaders in Tasmania (all of whom served as Premier).

Membership

Prominent moderates include former Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull,[15] former Foreign Affairs Minister and former Deputy Leader Julie Bishop,[16] former Defence Minister Christopher Pyne,[17] former Attorney-General George Brandis,[18] and former Liberal-turned-independent MP Julia Banks.[19]

Prominent moderates in the Morrison government included Senate leader Simon Birmingham,[20] Marise Payne, Paul Fletcher and Linda Reynolds.[21]

See also

References
  1. "Centre-right thinktank warns Morrison government of 'grave future for coal exports'". 30 October 2020.
  2. "Centrist Liberals need stronger voice". 20 March 2014.
  3. "Turnbull is right to link the Liberals with the centre – but is the centre where it used to be?". 12 July 2017.
  4. "Malcolm Turnbull hits back at right-wing Liberals, says party was never intended to be conservative". 11 July 2017.
  5. "Malcolm Turnbull and the great paradox of Australian politics". 22 May 2018.
  6. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-05-15/who-is-who-in-the-new-tasmanian-parliament/100130786
  7. Turnbull, Malcolm (2020). A Bigger Picture. Australia: Hardie Grant Books. p. 110. ISBN 978-1-74379-563-7.
  8. "Comment: Rise of the Liberal moderates". SBS News. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  9. The New Social Contract. Queensland, Australia: Connor Court Publishing Pty Ltd. 2020. ISBN 978-1-922449-03-0.
  10. "'Modern Liberals': Dave Sharma and Tim Wilson rebrand over climate change". the Guardian. 10 April 2019. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  11. Steketee, Mike (12 March 2021). "The revolt of the Liberal moderates". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
  12. Massola, James (20 March 2021). "Who's who in the Liberals' left, right and centre factions?". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  13. "Liberal moderates on guard as up to 10 seats vulnerable to progressive backlash". Australian Financial Review. 21 October 2018. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
  14. Massola, James (20 March 2021). "Who's who in the Liberals' left, right and centre factions?". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  15. "Malcolm Turnbull: The man who couldn't be king". SBS News. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  16. "Behind the Curtin, an epic power struggle is taking place within the WA Liberals". www.abc.net.au. 8 March 2019. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  17. "'We are in the winner's circle': Pyne crows about influence of Liberal party's left faction". SBS News. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  18. Grattan, Michelle. "George Brandis warns Liberals against rise of populist right". The Conversation. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  19. Banks, Julia (2 July 2021). "'Shut up and take your HRT': ex-MP Julia Banks on Canberra's boys' club". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  20. "The rise of the next generation of factional leaders". 23 August 2019.
  21. "Your Government | Prime Minister of Australia". www.pm.gov.au. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
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