Moderate Faction Modern Liberals | |
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| Ideology | |
| Political position | Centre to centre-right |
| House of Representatives | 9 / 40 (2023 seats) |
| Senate | 6 / 24 (2024 seats)[citation needed] |
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The Moderates,[1][2] also known as Modern Liberals,[3][4] Small-L Liberals[5] or Liberal Left,[6] are members, supporters, voters and a faction of the Liberal Party of Australia who are typically economically, socially and environmentally liberal.[7][8][9] The faction has been described as centre[6][10][11] to centre-right.[12] The office of Leader of the Liberal Party is currently held by Sussan Ley, who is also Leader of the Opposition. Ley was elected leader in May 2025 and is the first woman to hold both positions, she is from the Moderates faction and is a republican.[13]
They compete with the Liberal Party's other two major factions: the National Right and the Centre Right.
- ^ Turnbull, Malcolm (2020). A Bigger Picture. Australia: Hardie Grant Books. p. 110. ISBN 978-1-74379-563-7.
- ^ "Comment: Rise of the Liberal moderates". SBS News. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
- ^ The New Social Contract. Queensland, Australia: Connor Court Publishing Pty Ltd. 2020. ISBN 978-1-922449-03-0.
- ^ "'Modern Liberals': Dave Sharma and Tim Wilson rebrand over climate change". the Guardian. 10 April 2019. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
- ^ Steketee, Mike (12 March 2021). "The revolt of the Liberal moderates". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
- ^ a b "Centrist Liberals need stronger voice". 20 March 2014.
- ^ Massola, James (20 March 2021). "Who's who in the Liberals' left, right and centre factions?". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
- ^ Massola, James (9 April 2023). "How Morrison's shattering defeat gave Dutton a seismic shift in factional power". The Sydney Morning Herald. Nine Entertainment. Archived from the original on 24 April 2023.
- ^ "Liberal moderates on guard as up to 10 seats vulnerable to progressive backlash". Australian Financial Review. 21 October 2018. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
- ^ "Turnbull is right to link the Liberals with the centre – but is the centre where it used to be?". 12 July 2017.
- ^ "Malcolm Turnbull hits back at right-wing Liberals, says party was never intended to be conservative". 11 July 2017.
- ^ "Malcolm Turnbull and the great paradox of Australian politics". 22 May 2018.
- ^ Truu, Maani (13 May 2025). "Sussan Ley becomes first woman to lead Liberal Party". ABC News. Retrieved 13 May 2025.
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