Keith Wolahan
Keith Wolahan is an Australian politician and a member of the Liberal Party, currently serving as the Member of Parliament for the Division of Menzies in Victoria. Elected in the 2019 federal election, Wolahan has been involved in various legislative initiatives and has a background in law, having previously served as a barrister. He is known for his commitment to community issues and has been active in discussions around economic and social policies. Recently, he has been in the news as a key figure in the upcoming Australian federal election, where his seat is considered one of the most marginal, making it a significant target for the opposition Labor Party.
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Keith Wolahan's submission to the review was praised for its insightful analysis.
Report suppresses 'lack of reflection' over 2025 loss
Australia· 2026-03-03
Former MP Keith Wolahan blamed Hume's comments about Chinese spies in part for the loss of his seat.
Peter Dutton lets fly as Liberal Party election review leaksAustralia· 2026-03-02
last week, former Liberal MP Keith Wolahan warned 'too many in the Liberal Party still hold on to an image three decades out of date'.
Pauline Hanson’s surge is just a protest vote? The one notion that imperils LiberalsAustralia· 2026-03-01
Taylor rebuffed calls from figures such as former MP Keith Wolahan to rethink the party’s instinctive support for the asset-owning class.
Vows to fight Labor's property tax break cuts in budgetAustralia· 2026-03-01
Keith Wolahan is noted as a moderate who is yet to abandon the Liberal Party.
why we need a strong centrist party in Victorian politicsAustralia· 2026-02-28
In a perceptive essay, Liberal Foundations, by former MP Keith Wolahan, the former member for the Melbourne seat of Menzies examines in detail the demographic and educational shifts that are re-shaping Australian politics and society.
Hanson is close to peak One Nation. The opposition must not follow herAustralia· 2026-02-23
Liberal MP Keith Wolahan expressed concerns about the disparity between house prices and wages.
With underlying divisions barely addressed, opposition will battle in this tax fightAustralia· 2026-02-09
Keith Wolahan lost his Melbourne seat at the election despite extensive social media directed at Chinese-Australian voters.
Why are Australia’s major political parties so bad at social media, while Robert Jenrick, Zohran Mamdani and others go viral abroadAustralia· 2025-07-18
Ex-Liberal MP Keith Wolahan has already returned to the bar, having kept his barristers’ licence current as a kind of electoral insurance.
Greens senator Mehreen Faruqi keeping mum after offloading landholding in PakistanAustralia· 2025-07-02
Keith Wolahan, a former Liberal MP, has successfully been readmitted to the Victorian Bar’s roll of counsel.
Rehabilitation tour for former High Court judge Dyson Heydon rolls onAustralia· 2025-05-27
Falinski floated that the commission should be led by MPs such as McGrath, defeated Liberal Keith Wolahan.
Ley, Littleproud at loggerheads as Liberals call for radical inquiry into party’s futureAustralia· 2025-05-15
Keith Wolahan lost his seat of Menzies in Melbourne’s eastern suburbs.
The Liberals had a plan to court Chinese Australians. Then they blew it upAustralia· 2025-05-11
Labor’s Gabriel Ng is 1145 votes ahead of Liberal incumbent Keith Wolahan.
Liberal Party elders back Sussan Ley to replace Peter Dutton as Liberal leader; Greens leader Adam Bandt set to lose Melbourne seat; AEC vote counts continue in Kooyong and other key seatsAustralia· 2025-05-07
Liberal MP Keith Wolahan is in with a chance in the Melbourne seat.
Left faction gets the numbers in Labor caucusAustralia· 2025-05-06
Keith Wolahan is mentioned as one of the former ministers who lost their seats.
Angus Taylor Liberal Party leadership aspirations lead faithful unconvincedAustralia· 2025-05-05
Keith Wolahan, a Melbourne MP, has urged the party to drop culture wars in favour of modern urban values.
Election 2025: Gina Rinehart blamesAustralia· 2025-05-05
Liberal MP Keith Wolahan has called for a 'serious review' of the systemic issues that led to the party's shock defeat.
Liberals left reeling after defeat
United Kingdom· 2025-05-04
Keith Wolahan, who may lose his seat, has implored the Liberal Party to turn its attention back to suburban voters.
Liberal leader likely to come from regional, right-wing MPs after Dutton defeatAustralia· 2025-05-04
Keith Wolahan held the seat of Menzies, which was named as a key target by Albanese.
Anthony Albanese leads Labor to victory as Peter Dutton on brink of losing seatAustralia· 2025-05-03
Wolahan has gone to great lengths to build ties with Chinese Australians.
Jane Hume ‘Chinese spies’ video goes viral on WeChatAustralia· 2025-05-03Keith Wolahan fended off a 6.3 per cent swing in the eastern Melbourne seat of Menzies in 2022.
Kangaroo Valley, Dorreen, Bull Creek among the suburbs to swing it for Anthony Albanese, Peter DuttonAustralia· 2025-05-02
Keith Wolahan holds Menzies in Victoria, where Labor reckons Dutton is even more unpopular than Scott Morrison was.
Who will win the Australian election 2025? Peter Dutton has led one of the worst campaigns in living memoryAustralia· 2025-04-30
