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ABC News
26-05-2025
- Politics
- ABC News
How do the Liberals rebuild?
As the Liberal and Nationals look to get the Coalition band back together, the Liberal party is remains deeply divided on the factors that led to their crushing election defeat. PK brings us inside the tent, for a sneak peek into her Four Corners report on where it all went wrong — and where to next for the Liberal brand. And while the Liberal and Nationals spat continues to play out in public, the Prime Minister has been focused on the flooding disaster plaguing the NSW mid-north coast — announcing ADF personnel will be deployed to assist with the clean-up efforts and a new support package. Patricia Karvelas and Jacob Greber break it all down on Politics Now. Read PK's piece here: Read Jacob's piece here: Got a burning question? Got a burning political query? Send a short voice recording to PK and Fran for Question Time at thepartyroom@

ABC News
22-05-2025
- Politics
- ABC News
Decimated
They lost the inner-city seats and now the outer suburbs. Can the Liberal Party ever recover from its historic election loss? Behind closed doors a battle is raging for the heart and soul of the party. ABC presenter Patricia Karvelas talks to Liberal insiders as they grapple with the existential crisis of what the Liberal Party stands for and who it represents. Liberal Party powerbrokers talk to Four Corners candidly and honestly about the contest which will redefine Australian politics. With the Nationals walking away from the Coalition, the Liberals face the very real prospect that they may never govern again. The party of Menzies and Howard faces a reckoning: can they rebuild and win back middle Australia or face further losses? Four Corners charts the inside story of these monumental political shifts. Decimated, reported by Patricia Karvelas, produced by Alex McDonald and Joshua Martin goes to air on Monday 26 May at 8.30pm on ABC TV and ABC iview.

ABC News
14-05-2025
- Politics
- ABC News
Is Sussan Ley facing a glass cliff?
New Liberal leader Sussan Ley has promised to move a divided party room back to the 'sensible centre'. But with huge challenges ahead of her, some commentators are questioning whether Sussan Ley is facing the 'glass cliff'. And while Sussan Ley has rejected the assertion, David Speers notes that "at their lowest ebb" the party has elevated its first female leader. Patricia Karvelas and David Speers break it all down on Politics Now. Got a burning question? Got a burning political query? Send a short voice recording to PK and Fran for Question Time at thepartyroom@