Debate over direction of party highlights challenges for Peter Dutton, as Coalition searches for answers after NSW election loss
The Liberal party cannot afford to “go into the margins” of political debate or rely on division in society, a key federal senator has warned, after theBut other federal members of the opposition are urging the Coalition to further embrace conservative values and focus less on climate change, highlighting the challenge facing Peter Dutton as the Liberal and National parties continue searching for answers after election losses across the nation.
The latest loss for the Coalition follows 2022’s federal election win by Anthony Albanese, the comprehensive drubbing at the Victorian election and other recent losses in Western Australia and South Australia. “One of the most important lessons here is that we have to be a party that doesn’t go into the margins and doesn’t seek to inject division into the mainstream,” he said.
“That shows you that when you put some decent policies together … in relation to the economy and childcare and emissions reduction and the like, you can hang on to these seats,” he said.But federal Nationals MP Barnaby Joyce, a former party leader, claimed the result showed the opposite and criticised the former treasurer and energy minister Matt Kean for his more progressive stance on climate issues.
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