Liberal Party lost: can the party of Menzies recover?
The 2025 federal election marked the most significant electoral defeat in the history of the Liberal–National Coalition, with the party reduced to just 43 seats. The result was widely attributed to strategic missteps, internal divisions, and a failure to connect with a changing electorate. Almost four months on, where does the future lie for the Liberal Party? GUESTS: Judith Brett, Emeritus Professor of politics at La Trobe University Frank Bongiorno, Professor of history at the Australian National University Paul Kelly, Editor-at-Large at The Australian PRODUCER Ali Benton
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The 2025 federal election marked the most significant electoral defeat in the history of the Liberal–National Coalition, with the party reduced to just 43 seats. The result was widely attributed to strategic missteps, internal divisions, and a failure to connect with a changing electorate. Almost four months on, where does the future lie for the Liberal Party?
GUESTS:
Judith Brett, Emeritus Professor of politics at La Trobe University
Frank Bongiorno, Professor of history at the Australian National University
Paul Kelly, Editor-at-Large at The Australian
PRODUCER Ali Benton