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Lessons from an election

For the Liberals to recover and win government they must take back the Teal seats.

Tim WilsonColumnist

Jun 20, 2022 – 5.00am

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The obligatory post-election debate about the Liberal Party’s future should start by acknowledging: ideas don’t vote, people do.

The last election proved that Liberals can’t govern unless it is a party that represents the cities, suburbs and rural and regional Australia.

Tim Wilson is a former Liberal MP and author of 'The New Social Contract'.

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