Australian Liberal Party

If the Liberal Party wants to find its way back to government it needs to abandon the attempt to define an “authentic” class of Australians, and instead simply see people as people. 

Out of the wreckage of Morrison’s Liberal rule comes a new political era for Australia.

Politicians will no doubt continue to wrap themselves in high-vis vests, but come election day it is women who will make themselves seen.

How best to manage ties with China ought to be a central election issue, but the campaign narratives are focused on posturing rather than policy.

It is not just the Pacific region angered by Prime Minister Morrison’s unchanged coal-loving stance. Next month, he will have to answer to the Australian electorate on this critical issue.

The Coalition government is highlighting China as a major campaign issue, but in reality the China policies of the Liberal and Labor parties are nearly identical.

At least 13 independent female candidates have launched campaigns on similar platforms focused on climate change, corruption, and women’s rights.

With an election to be held by May 2022, the pre-election period in Australia is seeing a surge of maneuvering among independents gunning for Liberal seats.

With Smith seemingly on the way out, the party will have a little more freedom to recalibrate. 

U.S. President Donald Trump’s style of politics has infected Australia’s Liberal Party.

Amid devastating bushfires earlier this year Morrison’s leadership was in question. His handling of COVID-19 may be his political resurrection.