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Three lessons for Liberals to win in Victoria
New state party leader Brad Battin must offer a clear alternative to Labor’s high-tax, high-debt governance.
Georgina DownerRobert Menzies InstituteVictoria used to be the “jewel in the Liberal crown”. Liberal Premiers held power for 27 unbroken years in the mid-20th century.
In the early 80s this flipped, and Victoria became the “Massachusetts of Australia”, with the Liberals spending 31 of the last 42 years in opposition.
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Georgina Downer is the chief executive of the Robert Menzies Institute.
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