Fresh from their crushing defeat in the May federal election, the LNP appears to have learned precisely nothing from the result. Voters sent a clear message: the LNP’s lurch to the far right – on climate, foreign policy, and social issues – was out of step with mainstream Australia.
And yet, instead of adjusting course, key factions within the party now want to scrap climate change initiatives, roll back renewable energy targets, and loudly denounce Australia’s recognition of Palestine as an independent state. Some have even criticised the prime minister for not consulting with President Trump before making the decision – apparently forgetting that their public support of Trump, who is deeply unpopular in Australia, was another factor that drove voters away.
In other words: double down on the very positions and alliances that cost them the election.
It’s a bold political strategy – if the goal is to alienate the majority of Australians while consolidating an increasingly narrow base. It’s as if the party’s new motto is, “If at first you don’t succeed, try the exact same thing, but louder.”
This isn’t just poor political judgment; it’s a misunderstanding of where the country is heading. Australians increasingly expect action on climate change, not endless arguments about whether it’s necessary. They want a foreign policy that reflects independence and fairness, not one that simply echoes the loudest voices overseas. And they’re tired of divisive culture wars being used as a substitute for real policy solutions.
The LNP’s refusal to adapt suggests they’re more interested in ideological purity than in winning back the middle ground. That might earn applause in certain talkback radio studios, but it won’t win them the broad coalition of voters needed to govern.
If they insist on ignoring the lessons of their defeat, they may as well get comfortable on the opposition benches. Judging by their current trajectory, they could be sitting there for a very long time.
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Amazing though it might seem, it’s becoming increasingly obvious that the LNP’s version of keeping in touch with the electorate is limited to watching Sky after dark.
“If at first you don’t succeed, try the exact same thing, but louder”… is like what some people resort to when speaking to people who don’t understand their language.
Ask a question… a blank look or no response. Ask it again, but more loudly. Try shouting. Finally, give up, muttering about how thick they are.
Seriously, the stupidity of some people qualifies as an embarrassment to note that they belong to a species named Homo sapiens.
Many Liberal & National MPs would appear to fall into this grouping.
And wouldn’t it be closer to the truth if they were called Illiberal?
Long long may they go backwards. I m a fancy saying you will reverse some decision of government when your prospects of being able to do that are somewhere between 2032 and never. It’s a joke. They are a joke. I wonder why they are actually given airtime.
RC, I gave them airtime so we could mock them.