Jacinta Nampijinpa Price pushes for return to Liberal party ‘roots’ in bid for deputy leadership

<p>Price joins shadow treasurer Angus Taylor’s ticket in Tuesday’s leadership ballot</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2025/may/11/australia-news-live-liberal-leadership-jacinta-price-angus-taylor-labor-cabinet-anthony-albanese-ntwnfb">Australia news live: latest politics and federal election updates</a></li><li>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl">breaking news email</a>, <a href="https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3">free app</a> or <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl">daily news podcast</a></li></ul><p>Jacinta Nampijinpa Price has formally put her hat in the ring for the deputy Liberal leadership, joining shadow treasurer Angus Taylor’s ticket.</p><p>It comes days after <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/may/08/jacinta-nampijinpa-price-defects-to-liberals-in-move-that-could-impact-partys-leadership-race">Nampijinpa Price defected from the National party room</a>, where the Country Liberal party senator has been sitting since being elected in 2019.</p><p><strong><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=copyembed">Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email</a></strong></p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/may/11/jacinta-nampijinpa-price-pushes-for-return-to-liberal-party-roots-in-bid-for-deputy-leadership">Continue reading...</a>