But the review itself shows that letting vested interests lead policy is a trap --
It describes how the business groups that encouraged the Libs to adopt nuclear left the party in the lurch when it was time to sell the policy.
live.thepoint.com.au/2026/03/the-...
04.03.2026 23:14 β
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Extraordinary from the Liberal Party's 2025 election review: not all shadow ministers are "equipped" to develop policy.
Their main job is to "cultivate relationships" with interest groups, who are "keen to assist in policy development".
Private donors are keen to assist too.
04.03.2026 23:14 β
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Labor's secretive and restrictive changes to freedom of information law have failed in the Senate, with the Govt admitting defeat by pulling the bill.
Opposition, Greens and independents held firm, saying law reform is needed -- but it must be genuine and consultative.
04.03.2026 23:07 β
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Liberal review clear that the party's inability to win over women is a problem, with @alicektg.bsky.social spotting that "women" or "female" are mentioned 76 times to men/male's 5.
But will the party do the work of figuring out why, or put it off another decade? live.thepoint.com.au/2026/03/the-...
04.03.2026 04:31 β
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Xiβs China will be world-shaping in the coming months and years. Our return to Beijing could not be more timely or urgent
Lisa Visentin
March 3, 2026 β 3:45pm
Australia faces the threat of war with China within three years β and weβre not ready
Are we prepared for full-scale conflict? Our panel of national security experts says no.
March 7, 2023Peter Hartcher and Matthew Knott
lulz, the SMH is announcing it is re-opening its China bureau almost exactly 3 years since they said we could be at war with China in... *checks notes*... 3 years
03.03.2026 22:14 β
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Thank you!
04.03.2026 02:41 β
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In the EU there is a court of justice approved list of animal adjacent names you can use in different countries.
Peanut butter is fine everywhere
Creme de menthe in French speaking countries
Etc
This stuff is truly ridiculous. No one is getting confused by "soy milk".
03.03.2026 08:40 β
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The Liberal review talks almost as much about "Teal" community independents as Labor Govt.
Indies outflanked them by speaking "a great deal about kindness" while Libs spent most of digital budget on attack ads.
live.thepoint.com.au/2026/03/the-...
04.03.2026 02:40 β
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Lib Party aging, hostile to women's groups, doesn't use its taxpayer-funded think tank for policy dev, was derailed by extreme wishful thinking -- to the extent that they were surprised the election happened on schedule after wishing it would be early.
live.thepoint.com.au/2026/03/the-...
04.03.2026 02:40 β
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Blood sport might be good fun, but it's hypocritical of the Labor Govt to release an internal report from a rival political party when same Govt "hates transparency", fights FOIs, orders for docs, prosecutes whistleblowers.
live.thepoint.com.au/2026/03/the-...
04.03.2026 02:40 β
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Oh, one last thing to leave you with β and itβs big: the full Coalition Election Review has just dropped. Read it here.
.@glennconnley.bsky.social, @grogsgamut.bsky.social:
'disastrous lack of planning, consultation, communication, common sense β¦ from pointless travel to meaningless locations β¦ MPs given no notice Dutton would be announcing policy in their electorate that day.' live.thepoint.com.au/2026/03/the-...
04.03.2026 02:40 β
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Over on @thepointau.bsky.social live blog, @australiainstitute.org.au have been breaking down the Liberal Party's 2025 election review
-- which the Prime Minister leaked last night because he'd rather talk about that than anything else happening in the world.
04.03.2026 02:40 β
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Minor/indie vote rises from sub-10% in 1970s to 34% at 2025, and 48% in current polling.
Almost half of Australians now say they intend to vote for minor parties and independents -- up from 34% at last year's election.
Even before One Nation's meteoric (though to-date only speculative) rise, the 2025 election was a high point.
03.03.2026 04:49 β
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Plant-based milk is as deserving of the name βmilkβ as dairy milk
Dairy lobby is trying to stop people from describing almond milk, oat milk and the like as "milk".
As always, coconuts β with their milk, cream and meat β are let off the hook. Theyβre not even nuts!
More on this nonsense on @thepointau.bsky.social live blog:
live.thepoint.com.au/2026/03/the-...
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But what will happen to steel wool?????
Nice post by @browne90.bsky.social
live.thepoint.com.au
03.03.2026 02:50 β
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Excellent work by @skyelark.bsky.social on how many guns are stockpiled in each postcode of Sydney
live.thepoint.com.au/2026/03/the-...
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South Australians are effectively paying $18 million to subsidise not just the partiesβ state election campaigns, but now their federal campaigns as well.
02.03.2026 23:59 β
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With South Australiaβs election less than three weeks away, you might expect the stateβs strict new donation ban would stop the political parties from fundraising.
No chance.
02.03.2026 23:59 β
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I have a personal interest in the Liberal Party election review -- the 2022 version cited Australia Institute research, and I'm curious whether the 2025 version did as well.
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The Liberal Party is keeping secret its election review and the recommendations coming from it, even though the party has accepted the recommendations.
Report author Pru Goward says supporters and donors deserve to know what went wrong and what should change.
live.thepoint.com.au/2026/03/the-...
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