Moderate Faction Modern Liberals | |
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| Abbreviation | ML |
| Ideology | |
| Political position | Centre to centre-right |
| Colours | Blue |
| House of Representatives | 9 / 40 (2023 seats) |
| Senate | 6 / 24 (2024 seats)[citation needed] |
| Tasmanian House of Assembly[1] | 3 / 11 |
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The Moderates,[a][2][3] also known as Modern Liberals,[4][5] Small-L Liberals[6] or Liberal Left,[7] are members, supporters, voters and a faction of the Australian Liberal Party who are typically economically, socially and environmentally liberal.[8][9][10] The faction has been described as centre[7][11][12] to centre-right.[13]
They compete with the Liberal Party's other three major factions: The National Right/Hard Right, the Centrists, and the Centre Right
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- ^ Turnbull, Malcolm (2020). A Bigger Picture. Australia: Hardie Grant Books. p. 110. ISBN 978-1-74379-563-7.
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- ^ 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.
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