Taylor’s twin dilemma

After ousting Sussan Ley as Liberal Leader, Angus Taylor has struggled to restore Liberal fortunes in the face of a rampant One Nation and the feeling that the Liberals’ time has passed.

Not waving, but drowning

The Liberal’s leadership switch is an admission of how bad things have become as the party loses support on the right to One Nation and the left to the Teals, but the new leader’s grand plan amounts to ‘Trust me, Bro.”

Breaking up the band

Like many a famous rock band, the Liberals and Nationals have a long, turbulent but highly successful history together, and their prospects apart look uncertain.

Is there any way back for the Liberals?

Peter Dutton and his demoralised team, shocked beyond belief by their Aston drubbing, say the party has to “rebuild” but there are no obvious foundation stones for this mammoth task.

The ‘long march’ facing Peter Dutton

Peter Dutton has inherited the leadership of the Liberals but this long-sought post might prove a poisoned chalice unless he can rebrand himself and his party.