Apparently, it is too much to expect an opposition to behave as an alternative government after being freshly dethroned. But what about a whole term later?

The Liberal-National Coalition was already in opposition when it was trounced at the 2025 election.

Its task was hardly insurmountable - eclipsing an unpopular government struggling with a cost-of-living crisis, the aftermath of a demoralising referendum debacle, and a worsening housing crisis.

Instead, the Coalition maintained rigid party discipline as it marched into the desert with barely a dissenting eyebrow.

Now though, when the recovery calls for solidarity, it has evaporated.

A new frankness has emerged which might have been useful three years ago when Peter Dutton 's cunning plan meant surrendering women, young voters, pr

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