National Right (Liberal Party of Australia)

The National Right,^[9] also known as the Conservatives,^[10] or the Hard Right,^[11] is one of three factions within the federal Liberal Party of Australia. Reportedly concerned more with social issues,^[3] the faction is the largest, traditionally most organised^[9] and the furthest right-leaning of the three.^[12][13] The current leader of the Liberal Party, Angus Taylor, is from the National Right faction.

Ideology

• Australian nationalism^[1]
• Right-wing populism^[2]
• Conservatism (Australian)^[6]
• Social conservatism^[7]

PoliticalpositionRight-wing^[8]

Associated partyLiberal

Colours  Blue

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National Right Faction Hard Right, National Right, Conservatives
Ideology	Australian nationalism[1] Right-wing populism[2] Conservatism (Australian)[6] Social conservatism[7]
Political position	Right-wing[8]
Associated party	Liberal
Colours	Blue
House of Representatives	14 / 27 (2025 seats)
Senate	11 / 23 (2025 seats)

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During the prime ministership of Malcolm Turnbull, the faction (of which Turnbull was not a member) rose in size and influence,^[14] and between 2019–2022 it underwent a change of leadership, but lost many prominent members, including Tony Abbott, Eric Abetz and Kevin Andrews,^[3] as well as former Liberal Party Senators Cory Bernardi^{[dubious – discuss]} and Mathias Cormann.^[15]

The faction has the largest and most of the young membership out of all the Factions, with Andrew Hastie, James Paterson, Phillip Thompson, Jonathon Duniam, Henry Pike, Ben Small, Jacinta Nampijinpa Price, Jessica Collins, Aaron Violi, Simon Kennedy, and Claire Chandler all being millennials.^[16] Furthermore, former New South Wales Premier, Dominic Perrottet, is from the faction.^[17][18]

After faction member and party leader Peter Dutton^[19] lost the 2025 Australian federal election the faction underwent a significant change in leadership as Michael Sukkar (faction boss^{[citation needed]}) and Dutton himself both lost their seats. However, the faction maintained its position as the largest faction as the Moderates and Centre Right also had significant member losses. Furthermore, Angus Taylor, who is in the National Right faction, was defeated in a leadership election by Sussan Ley by 29 votes to 24.^[20] On 13 February 2026, Angus Taylor successfully challenged Sussan Ley to become leader of the Liberal Party nationally.^[21]