The strange death of liberal Australia

If the Liberals spend multiple cycles not engaging with the median voter, and can’t articulate a credible alternative story about the Australian economy, it does raise the question: who will voters turn to when they decide to throw Labor out?

The Liberals ‘women problem’

The Liberals achieved most of the “firsts” for women in Australian politics enjoyed more support from women than from men for most of the 20th century, so what has changed now?

Gluing the bench back together

The fall-out from the Liberals-Nationals split and potential reconciliation continues as David Littleproud and Sussan Ley jockey for supremacy and policy control.

The end of the affair

The Nationals have pulled out of their long-standing coalition agreement with the Liberals in a potentially historic schism on the right-side of Australian politics.

Ley, Lady Ley

The Liberal’s election of a moderate woman as leader signals a shift back toward the centre-right as well as increasing their appeal to female swing voters.

A long road back for the Liberals

Political parties can recover after a devastating election loss but the Liberals will need to think differently to take power again.

The Liberals turn to Ley

Sussan Ley added an “s” to her name as a joke when she was young, and has now added the leadership of the Liberal party to her list of accomplishments.

The strange death of Liberal Australia

The Liberals’ weakness in Canberra is self-evident and, especially at the state level, part of a long-term change in the country’s electoral politics.