South Australian Senator Kerrynne Liddle says many Indigenous people tell her they are afraid to criticise the proposal in public.
Liberal elder Damien Tudehope says it’s time to elect a new party leader and move on from the NSW election defeat.
There is no question that Peter Dutton is weakened by this resignation,but this does not mean his campaign against the Voice can be dismissed.
Julian Leeser has moved to the backbench to campaign for the Voice in a move that could embolden more pro-Voice backbench Liberals to follow him.
Cold and dingy on the inside,The Liberal Party is a natural setting for basement deals and a space in which women tend to feel on edge.
Scott Morrison’s grouping is a shadow of itself,underscoring the role that loyalty to the leader plays in the Liberal Party.
He was once ‘Peter the pragmatist’,but the opposition leader’s success in holding the Liberal show together has been strictly limited.
Even with a different federal leader,the Liberals still need to change their brand and produce policies.
The smallest fracture in the most polished marble can easily turn into a gaping crack. All it takes is pressure.
The resignation of the senior Liberal figure underscored anxieties within the party over the way Peter Dutton’s alternative model was bulldozed through,though few broke ranks in public.
Liberals from Australia’s capital cities have formed a group to consider ways to win back urban voters and avoid another Aston-sized swing.