If there has been one noticeable outcome from the outcome of the election, it has been that the Liberals cannot cope with a situation where they have to negotiate for 'power'.
With today's opinion polls showing the Gillard experiment is working for Labor, despite a number of gaffes and missteps in the three weeks of her reign as leader, theangle's Alex Schlotzer analyses the problems for the Coalition Opposition.
The Federal Opposition has criticised the resignation of former prime minister Malcolm Fraser's from the party after it was revealed he considered the Liberals had lurched too far to the right.
By Alex Schlotzer: The Liberal Party of Australia is experiencing a significant power shift in its state branches with some surprising results having federal consequences. The embarrassing sight (for the Liberals) of Federal frontbencher and rising star Peter Dutton losing in a recent pre-selection for the safe Liberal Queensland seat of McPherson, after his...
By-Elections: A Final Commentary
Political analyst Alex Schlotzer writes on the Higgins and Bradfield weekend by-elections; what it means for the leadership of the Liberal Party, Australia's political landscape and whether the issue of climate change will be a vote changer in the run up to the next election.
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