The Liberal Party Faces Electoral Mountain, but There Is One Bright Spot for Sussan Ley
AUSTRALIA, JUL 20 – Sussan Ley aims to rebuild the Liberal Party after a major election loss, with polls showing the Coalition's primary vote dropped to 29%, highlighting challenges ahead.
- On this week’s broadcast, 60 Minutes explores Liberal Party challenges, featuring Tara Brown’s profile of Sussan Ley.
- Following the Liberals’ setback in May, the federal parliament sits this week to reveal their electoral humiliation, with Ley's leadership under scrutiny.
- Poll numbers show dire primary and two-party preferred results, revealing unexpected positives for Ley and a net likeability of plus 11.
- Turning to policy, Liberals will support Labor’s HECS-debt and childcare bills, while the opposition’s education spokesperson promised a more `sensitive` approach.
- With future power in mind, the Coalition plotting a return by 2034 should give Albanese pause, Nine News reports.
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The Liberal Party faces electoral mountain, but there is one bright spot for Sussan Ley
The return of the new parliament will highlight the disaster that was the May 3 election for the Coalition. But it also will focus voters’ minds on Labor.
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