Overview

• Jacinta Nampijinpa Price has officially announced her candidacy for deputy leader of the Liberal Party, days after leaving the Nationals party room.
• Price has endorsed Angus Taylor for Liberal Party leader, forming a joint leadership ticket ahead of Tuesday's leadership vote.
• The senator cited a need to return to the party’s foundational values and to advocate for 'forgotten people' as central to her campaign message.
• Nationals leader David Littleproud expressed disappointment over Price's defection, highlighting intra-Coalition tensions.
• The Liberal Party leadership vote will take place on Tuesday, coinciding with the swearing-in of the new Albanese ministry.