Liberal Party

The Liberal Party of Australia was formed by Sir Robert Menzies in 1944.

The party was originally formed in 1910, became the Nationalists in 1917 and the United Australia Party in 1932.

Since 1944, the Liberal Party governed Australia at the Federal level from 1949-72, 1975-83 and 1996-2007. On each of these occasions, the party governed in coalition with The Nationals (originally known as the Country Party).

Personnel

• Coalition Shadow Ministry from December 6, 2007

Organisation and History

• Menzies Virtual Museum Launched [Sep 13, 2002]
• Robert Menzies’ “The Forgotten People” speech – 1942
• Constitution – Victorian Division
• Organisation – Victoria
• Pre-Selection – Victoria

Philosophies & Policies

• The Howard Government
• Liberal Party Policy documents released during the 1998 Election campaign
• Beyond Ideology – - Philosophical and policy differences between the liberal and conservative wings of the Liberal Party are discussed in a speech by Tony Abbott, the Minister for Workplace Relations in the Howard government. [Jan 6, 2000]
• The Liberal Party and the Philosophy of Benevolence – a speech delivered by John Howard in March 2001 in which he discussed social policy and his philosophy of benevolence, volunteerism and the responsibilities of the business sector. [Mar 13, 2001]
• Peter Costello’s speech calling for more Volunteerism [Aug 15, 2001]
• Costello’s Future Directions? [Aug 18, 2001]
• Conservatives And Liberals Combined: Speech By Tony Abbott [Sep 10, 2001]
• Despite Bali, Stay Engaged With Asia: Costello [Oct 16, 2002]
• Reform With A Social Conscience: Speech By Tony Abbott [Jan 11, 2003]
• Costello Hints At Benefits Of Deputies Taking On The Top Job [Aug 12, 2005]

Web Sites

• Liberal Party – the official Federal site
• New South Wales division
• Victorian division
• Queensland division
• Western Australian division
• Northern Territory Country Liberal Party
• Liberals.Net – this is an unofficial site managed by AustralianMedia.com
• Australian Liberal Students Federation
• Ballarat Young Liberals
• Batman Young Liberals
• Brighton Young Liberals
• Burwood Young Liberals
• Camberwell Young Liberals
• Kooyong Young Liberals
• Maroondah Young Liberals
• Monbulk Young Liberals
• Noble Park Young Liberals
• Sutherland
  Hughes Young Liberals
• Queensland Young Liberals
• Queensland University of Technology Liberal Club – or here

Archived Posts

• Tony Abbott's Speech to the Coalition Party Room - February 7, 2012
• Abbott: My Plan For A Stronger Economy, A Stronger Australia - January 31, 2012
• Christopher Pyne: Gillard As Ruthless As Richard III - January 23, 2012
• Tony Abbott's 2012 New Year Message - December 31, 2011
• Tony Abbott's 2011 Christmas Message - December 24, 2011