The Liberals face old problems with no new answers
Jul 18, 2026 •
The Liberal Party has begun asking what it needs to do to modernise. Its answer, so far, appears to be Tony Abbott.
As Angus Taylor tries to put some distance between the Coalition and One Nation, Pauline Hanson’s party has had a week that looks less like a political revolution and more like a holiday gone wrong.
Away from the political theatre, do the Coalition’s proposed migration cuts stack up economically – at a time when one of the country’s most important systems is still failing the people it is meant to care for?
Today, federal political correspondent for The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald Natassia Chrysanthos, on the Liberal Party’s identity crisis, One Nation’s fortunes and an aged-care system still not fit for purpose.
If you enjoy 7am, the best way you can support us is by making a contribution at 7ampodcast.com.au/support.
The Liberals face old problems with no new answers
1986 • Jul 18, 2026
The Liberals face old problems with no new answers
The Liberal Party has begun asking what it needs to do to modernise. Its answer, so far, appears to be Tony Abbott.
As Angus Taylor tries to put some distance between the Coalition and One Nation, Pauline Hanson’s party has had a week that looks less like a political revolution and more like a holiday gone wrong.
Away from the political theatre, do the Coalition’s proposed migration cuts stack up economically – at a time when one of the country’s most important systems is still failing the people it is meant to care for?
Today, federal political correspondent for The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald Natassia Chrysanthos, on the Liberal Party’s identity crisis, One Nation’s fortunes and an aged-care system still not fit for purpose.
If you enjoy 7am, the best way you can support us is by making a contribution at 7ampodcast.com.au/support.
Guest: Federal political correspondent for The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald, Natassia Chrysanthos
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