Peter Dutton’s defeat and departure from politics was only one of a swathe of losses they have cut the Liberal party to its core. The rout was widespread, hitting frontbenchers and newer MP’s alike, especially if they held city-based seats. Before the party tried tor find a way out of the mine, it first has to find a new leader.
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00:00There was no track to get back on, only a forsaken leader at the dead end of his career.
00:14Our Liberal family is hurting across the country tonight, but including my electorate of Dixon.
00:20In a darkened, despondent room with a broken party.
00:24And there are good members, good candidates who have lost their seats or their ambition, and I'm sorry for that.
00:33As Peter Dutton shuffled from public life, a predecessor attempted to keep Flickr in the flame.
00:40If the Coalition can create a clear contest, we can certainly be competitive.
00:48Except Liberal contestants were dropping far and wide.
00:52In the once-treasured Adelaide stronghold of Sturt, James Stevens copped a hiding.
00:57Um, I'm a bit emotional.
01:00Across the strait, Bridget Archer's vote sank, and with Bass gone, the neighbouring seat of Braddon went too.
01:07Ballot by ballot, the entire island state went red.
01:11In cities on the mainland, the blue tide ebbed right out.
01:15Peter Dutton's Dixon, nearby Petrie, Ford and Bonner went in south-east Queensland.
01:21In Sydney, the southern seats of Banks and Hughes turned red.
01:25And across Greater Melbourne, Deakin and Menzies added to the losses of three years ago.
01:31It was clear that our party has an issue in urban Australia.
01:35Keith Wallahan's out after just one term, convinced a party that grew out of suburban middle Australia needs to go back there to connect to lost generations.
01:47We need to turn our mind to that like we have never done before.
01:50We need to really dig deep and think about who we are and who we fight for and who makes up Australia.
01:56When the 48th Parliament opens, the depth of the Coalition's plunge then becomes clearer.
02:02If Liberal national seats combined fall below 40, as currently seems likely,
02:07they'll occupy the smallest space this side of the Speaker since 1949.
02:12Even lower than when Bob Hawke crushed them to 54 decades ago.
02:16This will be their desolation row.
02:19The Baron Bench is a constant reminder of the enormity of what just happened.
02:24For now, anxieties over the nuclear power policy run high, as with the unpersuasive fuel excise offer,
02:32the public service job slashing and more.
02:35The leaders left the room and so much more behind him.
02:42The Section.
02:43It meets another skill behind him.
02:44The Per háges with the principal and so much more behind him.
02:48иск determination