{"id":5527,"date":"2023-04-05T15:54:11","date_gmt":"2023-04-05T15:54:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/londonpost.news\/?p=5527"},"modified":"2023-04-05T15:54:11","modified_gmt":"2023-04-05T15:54:11","slug":"liberals-pushed-to-unite-the-nation-after-austrralian-elections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/be\/asia\/asia-pacific\/australian-news\/liberals-pushed-to-unite-the-nation-after-austrralian-elections\/2023\/04\/05\/admin1\/","title":{"rendered":"Liberals pushed to unite the nation after Austrralian elections"},"content":{"rendered":"

CANBERRA (AAP) By Dr. Majid Khan -Senior<\/span> liberals<\/span> want<\/span> the<\/span> party<\/span> to<\/span> be<\/span> seen<\/span> as<\/span> uniting<\/span> the<\/span> country<\/span> rather<\/span> than<\/span> dividing<\/span> it<\/span> as<\/span> it<\/span> bounces<\/span> back<\/span> from<\/span> a<\/span> string<\/span> of<\/span> election<\/span> losses.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The<\/span> Liberal<\/span> Party’s<\/span> votes<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> 2022<\/span> federal<\/span> election<\/span> were<\/span> the<\/span> lowest<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> party’s<\/span> history<\/span> and<\/span> are<\/span> now<\/span> opposed<\/span> in<\/span> every<\/span> state<\/span> legislature<\/span> on<\/span> the<\/span> mainland.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The<\/span> opposition<\/span> also<\/span> lost<\/span> Aston’s<\/span> Melbourne<\/span> seat<\/span> to<\/span> the<\/span> government<\/span> in<\/span> a<\/span> by-election,<\/span> turning<\/span> a<\/span> century<\/span> of<\/span> political<\/span> history<\/span> upside<\/span> down.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Liberal<\/span> Senator<\/span> Simon<\/span> Birmingham<\/span> said<\/span> he<\/span> wants<\/span> the<\/span> party<\/span> to<\/span> return<\/span> to<\/span> its<\/span> values<\/span> \u200b\u200bwhile<\/span> reflecting<\/span> modern<\/span> Australia<\/span> to<\/span> ensure<\/span> it<\/span> sends<\/span> a<\/span> compelling<\/span> message<\/span> to<\/span> voters.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>“Times<\/span> have<\/span> changed,<\/span> social<\/span> structures<\/span> and<\/span> demographics<\/span> have<\/span> changed,”<\/span> he<\/span> told<\/span> ABC<\/span> Radio<\/span> National<\/span> on<\/span> Wednesday.<\/span> \u201cWe<\/span> should<\/span> still<\/span> be<\/span> a<\/span> small<\/span> business<\/span> party,<\/span> but<\/span> we<\/span> should<\/span> use<\/span> this<\/span> as<\/span> a<\/span> tool<\/span> to<\/span> engage<\/span> immigrant<\/span> and<\/span> multicultural<\/span> communities<\/span> who<\/span> are<\/span> very<\/span> entrepreneurial<\/span> in<\/span> nature.\u201d<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Senator<\/span> Birmingham<\/span> said<\/span> voter<\/span> feedback<\/span> suggests<\/span> he<\/span> sees<\/span> the<\/span> party<\/span> as<\/span> intolerant,<\/span> divisive<\/span> and<\/span> sometimes<\/span> evil.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>“Equal<\/span> opportunity<\/span> is<\/span> at<\/span> the<\/span> core<\/span> of<\/span> liberal<\/span> beliefs<\/span> about<\/span> individual<\/span> rights<\/span> and<\/span> individual<\/span> opportunities,”<\/span> he<\/span> said.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Senator<\/span> Birmingham<\/span> said<\/span> discussions<\/span> on<\/span> marginal<\/span> issues<\/span> such<\/span> as<\/span> transgender<\/span> rights<\/span> were<\/span> counterproductive,<\/span> and<\/span> admitted<\/span> that<\/span> women<\/span> did<\/span> not<\/span> think<\/span> the<\/span> party<\/span> represented<\/span> their<\/span> interests.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Deputy<\/span> leader<\/span> Sussan<\/span> Ley<\/span> said<\/span> the<\/span> loss<\/span> of<\/span> Aston<\/span> was<\/span> disappointing,<\/span> but<\/span> MPs<\/span> would<\/span> learn<\/span> from<\/span> it<\/span> and<\/span> work<\/span> hard<\/span> to<\/span> regain<\/span> voter<\/span> confidence.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>\u201cWe<\/span> will<\/span> redouble<\/span> our<\/span> efforts,<\/span> refocus<\/span> and<\/span> resolutely<\/span> reach<\/span> out<\/span> to<\/span> the<\/span> Australian<\/span> people<\/span> to<\/span> ensure<\/span> that<\/span> they<\/span> have<\/span> confidence<\/span> and<\/span> credibility<\/span> when<\/span> it<\/span> comes<\/span> to<\/span> the<\/span> next<\/span> election,\u201d<\/span> she<\/span> said.<\/span> Liberal<\/span> MP<\/span> Bridget<\/span> Archer<\/span> fears<\/span> Wednesday’s<\/span> party’s<\/span> decision<\/span> to<\/span> oppose<\/span> the<\/span> proposed<\/span> Native<\/span> American<\/span> referendum<\/span> will<\/span> link<\/span> it<\/span> to<\/span> “divisive<\/span> and<\/span> racist<\/span> views”.<\/span>\u00a0
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>Dutton<\/span> told<\/span> reporters<\/span> after<\/span> a<\/span> party<\/span> hall<\/span> meeting<\/span> that<\/span> he<\/span> did<\/span> not<\/span> believe<\/span> the<\/span> stance<\/span> would<\/span> hurt<\/span> the<\/span> Liberal<\/span> Party<\/span> any<\/span> further.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>“What<\/span> we<\/span> are<\/span> proposing<\/span> as<\/span> the<\/span> Liberal<\/span> Party<\/span> is<\/span> an<\/span> opportunity<\/span> to<\/span> unite<\/span> our<\/span> nation,<\/span> not<\/span> disrupt<\/span> the<\/span> system<\/span> of<\/span> government<\/span> as<\/span> we<\/span> know<\/span> it.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>\u201cAnd<\/span> to<\/span> put<\/span> ourselves<\/span> in<\/span> a<\/span> position<\/span> to<\/span> improve<\/span> outcomes<\/span> for<\/span> Aboriginal<\/span> Australians<\/span> on<\/span> the<\/span> ground.\u201d<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Green<\/span> Party<\/span> leader<\/span> Adam<\/span> Band<\/span> has<\/span> criticized<\/span> the<\/span> Liberal<\/span> Party’s<\/span> position.<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>“Liberals<\/span> are<\/span> little<\/span> racists<\/span> who<\/span> are<\/span> becoming<\/span> insignificant,”<\/span> he<\/span> said.<\/span> “As<\/span> we<\/span> move<\/span> forward<\/span> towards<\/span> a<\/span> treaty,<\/span> the<\/span> rest<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> country<\/span> is<\/span> beginning<\/span> to<\/span> reckon<\/span> with<\/span> the<\/span> past,<\/span> but<\/span> Peter<\/span> Dutton<\/span> is<\/span> about<\/span> to<\/span> ignite<\/span> a<\/span> culture<\/span> war.<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

CANBERRA (AAP) By Dr. Majid Khan -Senior liberals want the party to be seen as uniting the country rather than dividing it as it bounces back from a string of election losses. The Liberal Party’s votes in the 2022 federal election were the lowest in the party’s history and are now opposed in every state […]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5529,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":""},"categories":[1566,280,2403],"tags":[1574,3363,1604,3364,1605,1606,1611,1721,1748,1750,1898,2121,2127,2132,2595,1344,3173,1570,3176,1573,3188],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/5e869eac-ae04-46b2-b952-63ad0e83c215.jpg","amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5527"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5527"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5527\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5530,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5527\/revisions\/5530"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5529"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5527"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5527"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5527"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}