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The Liberal Party of Australia (Liberals, or LIB for short), in coalition with the National Party of Australia (Nationals, or NAT for short), is one of the two main political groups in Australian politics (the other being the Social Democratic Australian Labor Party (ALP). The Liberals/Nationals are the more conservative of the two main parties. It was founded by Sir Robert Menzies in 1944. They lost government to the ALP in the Australian federal election held on 24 November 2007. This was after 11 years in government under the previous Liberal leader, John Howard.

The Liberal/National coalition were in control in the Federal Parliament of Australia after beating the ALP during an election on 7 September 2013. They lost control after losing many seats in the 2022 election.

The current party leader is Peter Dutton since 30 May 2022.

Liberal Prime Ministers of Australia

Federal Parliamentary Leaders of the Liberal Party of Australia

Current Liberal leaders of States and Territories

²In Queensland the Liberal and National parties merged into the Liberal National Party of Queensland

³In the Northern Territory the party is called the Country Liberal Party.

Other notable Liberals

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