Anthony Albanese is seeking to turn the Fadden byelection,triggered by the resignation of Stuart Robert,into a campaign against the Coalition that reaches a broader audience.
Stuart Robert has sent his resignation to the speaker,triggering an upcoming byelection for his seat of Fadden.
Labor’s full caucus took time out of a busy parliamentary session to watch Mary Doyle explain how her pathway to the nation’s capital had been “riddled with challenges”.
Like a fish out of water (but not out of plaice).
Ian Quick identified three major reasons the party lost the seat of Aston:parachuting in the candidate Roshena Campbell,running a poor local campaign,and voters’ negative perceptions of former prime minister Scott Morrison.
In an email to members Greg Mirabella said he had commissioned “detailed research” to better understand why Victorians think the party is unelectable after the devastating Aston byelection loss.
Politics has cycles. Things will ultimately get tough for Labor. But the more fit-for-purpose the Liberal Party is in the years ahead,the easier it will be to make that happen.
The Liberal brand is not just a problem in inner-city seats,it’s failing to connect with voters in the outer suburban mortgage belt.
Liberals from Australia’s capital cities have formed a group to consider ways to win back urban voters and avoid another Aston-sized swing.
Liberal voters are now asset owners and those over the age of 50. We’ve lost the tertiary-educated,migrant families,professional women,renters and those under 50.
To make itself attractive to voters again,the Liberal Party requires more than a rebuild – it needs a personality transplant.