# National Right (Liberal Party of Australia)

The National Right, also known as the Conservatives, or the Hard Right, is one of four factions (the other three are the Moderates, Centrists, and the Centre Right) within the federal Liberal Party of Australia. Reportedly concerned more with social issues, the faction is the most organised and the furthest right of the four. During the Prime Ministership of Malcolm Turnbull, the faction (of which Turnbull was not a member) rose in size and influence, and between 2019–2022 it underwent a change of its leadership and most prominent members, including Tony Abbott, Eric Abetz and Kevin Andrews, and included former Liberal Party Senators Cory Bernardi and Mathias Cormann. The faction also has a significant young membership, with members Michael Sukkar (factional leader), Andrew Hastie, James Paterson and former Senator Amanda Stoker all being Millennials. Furthermore, former New South Wales Premier Dominic Perrottet is from this faction.
The current leader of the faction is Leader of the Liberal Party and Leader of the Opposition Peter Dutton. As of the 2022 Australian federal election, the National Right is the Liberal Party's largest faction, with 27 of 65 Liberal MPs aligned with the faction.

## Membership
### Current MPs

Membership (both houses) :
| Name | Constituency | Other positions | State/Territory |
| Peter Dutton | Member for Dickson | Leader of the OppositionLeader of the Liberal PartyMinister for Defence 2021–2022Minister for Immigration and Border Protection (2014–21)Leader of the House of Representatives (2021–22) | QLD |
| Michaelia Cash | Senator for Western Australia | Former Attorney-General of AustraliaFormer Minister for Industrial RelationsFormer Deputy Leader of the Government in the Senate | WA |
| Michael Sukkar | Member for Deakin | Former Assistant Treasurer | VIC |
| Angus Taylor | Member for Hume | Former Minister for Energy and Emissions Reduction | NSW |
| Alex Antic | Senator for South Australia | | SA |
| Andrew Hastie | Member for Canning | | WA |
| James Paterson | Senator for Victoria | Chair of Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security | VIC |
| Garth Hamilton | Member for Groom | | QLD |
| Slade Brockman | Senator for Western Australia | Former President of the Senate | WA |
| Phillip Thompson | Member for Herbert | | QLD |
| Luke Howarth | Member for Petrie | Former 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 | Shadow Assistant Minister for Foreign Affairs | TAS |
| Gavin Pearce | Member for Braddon | | TAS |

### Former MPs

Membership (both houses) :
| Name | Constituency | Other positions | State/Territory |
| Tony Abbott | Member for Warringah (1994–2019) | Former Prime Minister of Australia | NSW |
| Eric Abetz | Senator for Tasmania (1994–2022) | Leader of the Government in the Senate (2013–15)Minister for Employment (2013–15)2024 Tasmanian election candidate for Franklin | TAS |
| Concetta Fierravanti-Wells | Senator for New South Wales (2005–22) | Minister for International Development and the Pacific in the Turnbull Government (2016–18) | NSW |
| Kevin Andrews | Member for Menzies (1991–2022) | Former Minister for DefenceFormer Minister for Social Services | VIC |
| Gerard Rennick | Senator for Queensland (2019–2024) (left the party) | | QLD |
| Gladys Liu | Member for Chisholm (2019–22) | | VIC |
| Amanda Stoker | Senator for Queensland (2018–22) | Former Assistant Minister to the Attorney-General | QLD |
| Nicolle Flint | Member for Boothby (2016–22) | | SA |
| Christian Porter | Member for Pearce (2013–22) | Former Minister for Industry, Science and TechnologyFormer Attorney-GeneralLeader of the HouseFormer Minister for Industrial RelationsFormer Minister for Social Services | WA |
| Zed Seselja | Former Senator for Australian Capital Territory (2013–22) | Former Minister for International Development and the PacificAssistant Minister for Social Services and Multicultural Affairs (2016–17) | ACT |
| Alan Tudge | Member for Aston (2010–23) | Minister for Education and Youth (2020–21)Minister for Population, Cities and Urban Infrastructure (2018–20)Minister for Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs (2017–18)Minister for Human Services (2016–17) | VIC |
| Mathias Cormann | Former Senator for Western Australia (2007–20) | Minister for Finance (2013–20)Leader of the Government in the Senate (2017–20) | WA |