Abstract
He tried his best.
Shuffling his feet, rocking the stripes, Simon Birmingham fronted the cameras for Insiders on the morning after the 2022 Australian federal election. “Obviously, we’ve lost, and we’ve been delivered a comprehensive message from parts of the community,” he conceded, careful not to surrender too much ground. “[We need to] listen, unite, and get our response right.”
It wasn’t just a bit of political DJing for David Speers and his left-leaning audience; it was a plea to the hyper-conservative wing of his own party to start actually paying attention to the people they seek to rule… sorry, represent.
Shuffling his feet, rocking the stripes, Simon Birmingham fronted the cameras for Insiders on the morning after the 2022 Australian federal election. “Obviously, we’ve lost, and we’ve been delivered a comprehensive message from parts of the community,” he conceded, careful not to surrender too much ground. “[We need to] listen, unite, and get our response right.”
It wasn’t just a bit of political DJing for David Speers and his left-leaning audience; it was a plea to the hyper-conservative wing of his own party to start actually paying attention to the people they seek to rule… sorry, represent.
| Original language | English |
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| Number of pages | 4 |
| Specialist publication | Pearls and Irritations |
| Publisher | John Menadue |
| Publication status | Published - 4 Aug 2022 |
Keywords
- Australian federal election
- Australian politics
- Coalition party
- Right wing politics