Some say the ‘base’ won’t let us do more on climate or gender equity but let’s be clear: traditional Liberals watch more ABC than Sky After Dark
‘The Liberal party suffered massive defeats in our heartland not because these [moderate] values stopped speaking to the electorate, but because the electorate stopped hearing a Liberal party speaking for these values.’‘The Liberal party suffered massive defeats in our heartland not because these [moderate] values stopped speaking to the electorate, but because the electorate stopped hearing a Liberal party speaking for these values.
Moderate Liberals lost their seats because their electorate thought they hadn’t done enough on the issues that mattered to them. It’s important that the moderate Liberals still in Canberra now find their voice and assertively represent centre Australia. Great MPs do not put party before principle because political parties are the principles MPs stand for.
And the facts are these: women earn less than men for the same work; women retire with half the superannuation as men; women take on vastly more of the load when it comes to caring for our children and our seniors. One woman dies every week in Australia as a result of domestic or family violence. Some will say we can’t go further on these issues because of the “base”. Let’s be clear, the traditional Liberal party base watches more ABC than Sky After Dark.
Sincerity does not mean some tweaks. It means supporting universal, affordable and accessible childcare so that women do not have to choose between having children and having a career. It means acting on sexual harassment at work. It means speaking out against dangerous anti-vaccine and Trumpian conspiracies.
In New South Wales, we are building renewable energy zones, have set a 50% emissions reduction target by 2030 and have legislated our electricity infrastructure roadmap. The roadmap will reduce Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions more than any other policy in Australian history.
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