The Liberal Party’s federal executive decided on Friday to bury its election review. But it was unable to cremate it.
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The unvarnished assessment of the Liberals’ disastrous 2025 campaign won’t see the light of day following a decision from the party’s executive.
The times don’t suit the Liberals, and the Liberals don’t have top people to suit the times. Worse for them, there is no sign of either of those things changing.
Public media play a vital role in American democracy, but if the president has his way, they will soon be gutted.
New research reveals community cohesion, robust social supports and media diversity mean its harder in Australia than the US to exploit crime fears to win votes.
More than a dozen mps have been denied farewell speeches, which would have helped them draw a line under their parliamentary careers and adapt to life post-politics
If they want to ever win government again, the Liberals will need to look at party and policy reform – and widen their appeal to new parts of the electorate.
The first female leader of the federal Liberal Party has vowed to drag the Coalition back to the centre. But Sussan Ley faces big challenges on multiple fronts.
Four televised showdowns between the two leaders this election set a new record, but their impact on voters is hard to pin down.
It also saw a strong repudiation of ‘Duttonism’ – a Frankenstein version of ‘Howardism’.
The ‘Trump effect’ has influenced elections in Canada and Australia. But the New Zealand left can’t bank on the same thing happening here.
The Coalition should resist seeing Trump as a natural disaster over which they had no control. Peter Dutton made many other missteps that doomed his party’s chances.
Voters wanted to hear the details of policies that matter to them, such as housing and cost of living. Instead, the Coalition gave them culture wars.
Labor won the election, but how did your state vote? Here’s the breakdown of the key seats nationally.
Albanese has won a landslide victory at the 2025 election, in a major upset for the Coalition.
Despite strong polling in Labor’s favour throughout the campaign, most numbers understated the extent of the swing.
The Albanese government is returned for a second term with an increased majority. It’s time to make it count.
Perhaps that’s what those fabled punters want: not a Trump-inspired disruptor, nor a radical visionary, but the kind of bloke you’d trust with your tax return.
With the election nearly over, Michelle Grattan takes a look back at the key moments of what felt like a very long campaign.
A network of Australian Christian groups have adapted the language of global right-wing populism to amplify their influence on Australian politics.
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