Dumped laws that allowed Victoria Police to break up protests will be back in parliament in a Coalition push to revive them in the wake of angry clashes over the Gaza conflict.
Old,elite,out of touch,poorly organised,unpopular and devoid of fresh ideas. The criticisms of the Liberal Party after its election loss have just begun,and the harshest come from within the party itself.
The political comeback suggests former Liberal leader Mr O’Brien has made peace with Mr Guy,whose supporters voiced loud dissent during the Malvern MP’s leadership.
Jess Wilson,a policy director at the Business Council of Australia,has been endorsed as the Victorian Liberal candidate for the seat of Kew,knocking out shadow treasurer David Davis in the final vote.
The Liberals have 31 MPs in State Parliament,seven of them women. But the push for quotas to increase female representation is not on the agenda at this weekend’s state council meeting.
At least five sitting Liberal MPs will face preselection challenges,in what will lead to months of infighting as the opposition tries to refocus its sights on Premier Daniel Andrews.
Six weeks after losing the party leadership,the Malvern MP is facing another challenge,this time from a councillor aligned with former attorney-general Tim Smith.
Matthew Guy has declared a reset of the Victorian Liberal Party after toppling former leader Michael O’Brien,pledging to deliver unity,hope and positivity.
He may have suffered a crushing defeat at the 2018 state election but Matthew Guy can be a formidable opponent. He is also a bit of a charmer.
Should Matthew Guy emerge victorious from the leadership challenge,he and the Victorian Liberal Party will need to evolve before next year’s election.