The Coalition’s primary vote fell to 24%, just nine points higher than One Nation. One Nation could be on track to overtake the Coalition as the main right-wing party.
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The former Liberal prime minister says he wrote a new history book ‘to help contemporary Australians think better of themselves’.
The former Liberal strategist turned pollster says the Coalition has become ‘catastrophically uncompetitive’ with women and younger voters.
The Liberals, already an awkward grouping of various beliefs, is losing its moderate flank to the teals. It may need to transform to remain a viable political force.
After mishandling the initial incident, Ley now has to contend with a freelancing backbencher in a deeply divided opposition.
While the split in bipartisanship on the Israel-Palestinian conflict has come to a head this week, it has been in the making for some time.
If Australia is to take meaningful climate action, federal parliament must engage with the facts without distortion. Barnaby Joyce obviously didn’t get the memo.
As the Coalition re-forms, tensions are still running high in the Nationals.
After a gesture of overreach, Nationals and the Liberals’ are beginning to mend the Coalition split. But even if they do the union won’t necessarily be harmonious.
The Coalition split threatens to unseat two National senators at the next election.
Littleproud could not balance his party’s competing views on energy policy while inking a deal with the Liberals. Instead, the party will go it alone.
Past policy positions and musings of new Liberal leader Sussan Ley offer insights into future directions on renewable energy, environment laws, and more.
The Nationals are the great survivors of Australian politics. This election only increased their power.
Coalition support for nuclear power in Australia may survive their devastating election loss.
The Coalition should resist seeing Trump as a natural disaster over which they had no control. Peter Dutton made many other missteps that doomed his party’s chances.
Voters wanted to hear the details of policies that matter to them, such as housing and cost of living. Instead, the Coalition gave them culture wars.
Both Labor and the Coalition say their energy policies are the best way to bring household power costs down – but which side is right?
It’s clear the second Trump administration is radically different from the first. This has rattled the right of Australian politics and worked to Labor’s advantage.
Australia is running out of affordable, safe places to live – and climate change is getting worse. It makes sense to deal with both crises together.
Labor’s proposal should help address some skills shortages in the sector. But it will be a long time before the benefits flow through to housing.
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