National Right (Liberal Party of Australia)
The National Right, also known as the Hard Right, is a faction within the Liberal Party of Australia whose beliefs tend to be more socially and economically conservative that are often concerned with social issues with strong views on religious freedoms, gender identity, national security, family values, immigration, renewable energy, industrial relations, constitutional monarchism, and opposing same-sex marriage.
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Prominent National Right members include former Prime Minister (2013–2015) Tony Abbott, former Speaker (2013-2015) Bronwyn Bishop and Peter Dutton, the latter currently being the notional leader of the faction. The National Right compete with the two other Liberal factions, the Moderates and the centre-right.
Federal parliamentary members of the National Right
| Name | Constituency | Other positions | State/Territory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Dutton | Member for Dickson | Minister for Defence
Minister for Immigration and Border Protection 2014–2021 |
QLD |
| Michaelia Cash | Senator for Western Australia | Attorney-General of Australia
Minister for Industrial Relations Deputy Leader of the Government in the Senate |
WA |
| Kevin Andrews | Member for Menzies | Minister for Defence 2014–2015 Minister for Social Services 2013–2014 |
VIC |
| Eric Abetz | Senator for Tasmania | Leader of the Government in the Senate 2013–2015 Minister for Employment 2013–2015 |
TAS |
| Alan Tudge | Member for Aston | Minister for Education and Youth 2020–2021 Minister for Population, Cities and Urban Infrastructure 2018–2020 Minister for Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs 2017–2018 Minister for Human Services 2016–2017 |
VIC |
| Michael Sukkar | Member for Deakin | Assistant Treasurer | VIC |
| Zed Seselja | Senator for Australian Capital Territory | Minister for International Development and the Pacific Assistant Minister for Social Services and Multicultural Affairs 2016–2017 |
ACT |
| Concetta Fierravanti-Wells | Senator for New South Wales | Minister for International Development and the Pacific in the Turnbull Government 2016–2018 | NSW |
| Angus Taylor | Member for Hume | Minister for Energy and Emissions Reduction | NSW |
| Alex Antic | Senator for South Australia | SA | |
| Gladys Liu | Member for Chisholm | VIC | |
| Andrew Hastie | Member for Canning | WA | |
| James Paterson | Senator for Victoria | Chair of Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security | VIC |
| Amanda Stoker | Senator for Queensland | Assistant Minister to the Attorney-General | QLD |
| Gerard Rennick | Senator for Queensland | QLD | |
| Garth Hamilton | Member for Groom | QLD | |
| Nicolle Flint | Member for Boothby | SA | |
| Christian Porter | Member for Pearce | WA | |
| Slade Brockman | Senator for Western Australia | President of the Senate | WA |
| Phillip Thompson | Member for Herbert | QLD | |
| Luke Howarth | Member for Petrie | Assistant Minister for Youth and Employment Services | QLD |
| Tony Pasin | Member for Barker | SA | |
| Rick Wilson | Member for O'Connor | WA | |
| Matt O'Sullivan | Senator for Western Australia | WA | |
| Ian Goodenough | Member for Moore | WA | |
| Jonathon Duniam | Senator for Tasmania | TAS | |
| Claire Chandler | Senator for Tasmania | TAS | |
| Gavin Pearce | Member for Braddon | TAS |
Former federal parliamentary members of the National Right
| Name | Constituency | Other positions | State/Territory |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Howard | Member for Bennelong 1974–2007 | Prime Minister of Australia 1996-2007 | NSW |
| Tony Abbott | Member for Warringah 1994–2019 | Prime Minister of Australia 2013–2015 | NSW |
| Cory Bernardi | Senator for South Australia 2006–2019 | Founder and leader of the Australian Conservatives 2017–2019 | SA |
| Craig Kelly | Member for Hughes 2010–present | Leader of the United Australia Party 2021–present | NSW |
| Bronwyn Bishop | Member for Mackellar 1994–2016 | Speaker of the House | NSW |
See also
References
- "Young Liberals of Australia".
The Young Liberal Movement is the youth wing of the Liberal Party of Australia, open to anyone aged between 16 and 31 years
- Massola, James (20 March 2021). "Who's who in the Liberals' left, right and centre factions?". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 22 March 2021. Retrieved 27 April 2021.