You can only play the “our leader is a woman!” card for so long because the fact remains, the right policies will deliver you an election victory, regardless of which sex or class is pushing them, writes Lucy Zelic.
If the Liberals ever want to form government again, they need to fix their John Howard problem and their women problem, writes Samantha Maiden.
Australians sent a clear message at the election: the Liberal Party must listen, adapt, and develop a fresh approach to lead the country toward a better future.
The wafer-thin margin of Sussan Ley’s win – 29 to 25 – shows the Liberal Party is a long, long way off finding common ground about what went wrong or how to fix it.
Peter Dutton’s Liberals were not “too right wing”, they were instead too timid, too uncertain, too incoherent, too “Me Too” and too late.
The federal election has revealed the younger generation is now the most politically influential voting group and we have entered the next cycle — and changes such as working from home are here to stay.
Labor’s extraordinary victory has Anthony Albanese facing a huge opportunity. The future for the Liberal Party could not be more grim.
If Labor succeeds in creating a widespread culture of welfarism, centre-right economic liberalism and aspiration will become as endangered as a koala population at a wind farm.
With Albo safe in The Lodge it’ll only be a matter of time before every weekend is declared a long weekend, writes Mike O’Connor. VOTE IN OUR POLL
Peter Dutton grasped desperately at culture war tactics during the election campaign but experts say his staggering defeat is a rejection of division.
Did nerves get the better of Peter Dutton’s election campaign? Or just poor policy? Or was it Labor? HAVE YOUR SAY
Over the weekend, Australia pulled off the near impossible. Now, the world is looking on with envy.
Anthony Albanese and Jim Chalmers’ biggest challenge over the next three years will be difficult politically, but is hugely important economically, writes the editor.
Once again the Liberal Party has learnt their voting base is more ruthless than any Wall Street broker could ever aspire to be – and for good reason. If the Coalition can’t get its act together, the Prime Minister will have carte blanche to change Australia as he wants.
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