John Howard has revealed the one thing that hurt the Liberal Party 'very badly' in its Federal Election campaign that ended in defeat.
In his first interview since the May 21 defeat, Mr Howard - who led the Liberals to four election victories - toldthe party was badly hurt by its failure to properly outline its vision for the nation.
Stream more on politics with Flash. 25+ news channels in 1 place. New to Flash? Try 1 month free. Offer ends 31 October, 2022Stream more on politics with Flash. 25+ news channels in 1 place. New to Flash? Try 1 month free. Offer ends 31 October, 2022 Mr Howard, whose latest book A Sense of Balance is out on August 17, revealed another one of the mistakes the Liberals made was"to take its natural constituency for granted".
The review - led by former Liberal Party director Brian Loughnane and opposition frontbencher Jane Hume - will include responses to the success of teal independents as well as the Coalition's climate change policies. Post-polling suggested the Morrison government's anti-China rhetoric alienated Chinese-Australian voters who would otherwise preference the Coalition on economic matters.
The Coalition also lost the Victorian seat of Chisholm, which boasts a Chinese-Australian voter base of 28.9 per cent, while it narrowly retained the seat of Menzies - where 26.7 per cent of voters are of Chinese heritage - by just 1,377 votes.
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