Liberal frontbencher Andrew Bragg says his party risks political extinction unless it wins back urban voters.
Liberal senator Andrew Bragg has acknowledged growing fragmentation on the political right after weeks of public infighting between the Liberals and the Nationals.
Bragg made the remarks on the ABC’s Afternoon Briefing following opposition leader Sussan Ley’s attempt to reunite the Coalition.
Ley has proposed sidelining three Nationals senators who defied the shadow cabinet by opposing Labor’s hate speech laws.
Bragg said the Liberals must rethink how they work with the Nationals and focus on winning back metropolitan seats.
He said the party now holds fewer than 10 of Australia’s 90 urban electorates, warning that failure in cities would mean political irrelevance.
Bragg also attempted to blame Labor’s fiscal policy for the latest interest rate rise.
However, the Reserve Bank of Australia said its decision was driven by private demand growing faster than expected, not government spending.
