Liberal Party of Australia

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The Liberal Party of Australia is the major conservative and centre-right to right-wing political party in Australia. Historically the most electorally successful party in Australia, it was founded in 1944 by Robert Menzies to act as the successor to the United Australia Party. It is part of the Liberal–National Coalition—one of the two major groupings in Australian politics—with its main rival being the Labor Party. The Liberal Party is the senior partner in a conservative alliance known in Australian politics as the Liberal–National Coalition, accompanied by the regional-based National Party, which is typically focused on issues pertinent to regional Australia. When in government, the party leader is the prime minister, with the leader of the National Party traditionally serving as deputy prime minister. The party's current leader is Angus Taylor. As leader of the Liberal Party, Taylor is also the leader of the Opposition. A leading member of the party's National Right faction, he was...

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