Saturday’s election result has plunged Robert Menzies’ Liberal Party into an existential crisis.
Just hours into post-election vote-counting, it was clear the Coalition had lost government, and the Liberal Party had been decimated in its own heartland.
Andrew ClarkSenior writerAndrew Clark is a former editor of The Sun-Herald and Australian Business. He was a correspondent in Europe and North America, a political correspondent in Canberra and has been a journalist for more than 55 years. Email Andrew at aclark@afr.com.au
