 The Federation is not formally affiliated with the Liberal Party, although is invited as an official observer to the parties annual Federal Council.Many of the individual Federations' affiliated Liberal Clubs pre-date the existence of the Liberal Party itself including the Melbourne University Liberal Club founded in 1925, the Sydney University Liberal Club in 1933, the University of Western Australia Liberal Club in 1944, and the University of Tasmania Liberal Club in 1945.The Federation hosts an annual Federal Council during the July Universities Australia common vacation week.