'Thoughtless Offending' Blamed for Liberal Poll Rout

'Thoughtless offending' blamed for Liberal poll rout

The Liberal Party alienated immigrants, young people and women during its calamitous 2025 election campaign, which a review describes as its worst in history.

Inside the election review the Liberal Party tried to keep hidden

Senior decision makers responsible for the Liberal Party's disastrous federal election defeat largely failed to critically assess their own performance in the aftermath, according to a controversial internal review.

'Extraordinary combination of internal errors': Liberal Party's leaked election review

Peter Dutton's 'Trump-like attacks' and policies to cut the APS workforce were pivotal in the Liberal Party's disastrous 2025 election loss. Read the full internal review's findings.

‘Temu Trump’: Leaked report slams Dutton’s ‘incoherent’ campaign

Peter Dutton called the review a “gratuitous” attack, but his colleagues and candidates were scathing in their assessment of the former Liberal leader.

‘Grim and introverted’: Inside Peter Dutton’s election

Even though it was his first election as leader, Mr Dutton took on responsibilities during the election beyond the capabilities of even the most seasoned politicians.

‘Pathetic’: Dutton unleashes over brutal election post-mortem

The Liberal Party tried to ban it, but now Peter Dutton is taking aim at the report that described him as “grim” and “introverted”.