Australian Opposition Leader Sussan Ley with Shadow Energy Minister Dan Tehan speaks to the media during a during a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia on Nov. 13, 2025. AAP Image/Lukas Coch
Captured by the elites, career politicians, and unsure of its own messaging—these are the charges often levelled at the Liberal Party, and ironically, they echo the same decay that prompted its founder Robert Menzies to dismantle the UAP over 80 years ago.
The future of the legacy centre-right party has lingered for years now as it struggles to marry its moderate and conservative factions, leaving it unable to take clear positions on immigration, net zero, and against radical progressivism.
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