‘Insipid rabble lacking in purpose': Liberal Party identity ‘lost' after election defeat
'At a time when the Albanese government is leading Australia down a reckless path – economically, ideologically, and in terms of our place in the world, one can only despair that there's no viable alternative.
'The federal Liberal Party has been reduced to an insipid rabble lacking in identity or purpose.
'If an election were held today, Labor would win even more seats from an already dwindling Coalition.
'Their identity, it seems it was lost amid the embers of the devastating election defeat.'
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