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‘Reeks of desperation’: Liberals slammed as support crisis deepens

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June 21, 2026

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Former NSW Police minister David Elliott condemns the Liberal Party for desperate attempt to retain support. “They can stop criticising One Nation for a start. This isn’t a race to the bottom it’s a race of ideas and a race of policy,” Mr Elliott told Sky News host Jaimee Rogers. “We need to find out is this a list of a thousand people that the Federal Presidents been given to stop them from resigning or they have resigned or is it a dozen of his mates who have resigned and he want to make sure that they reconsider. “Either way, it reeks of desperation. “When the Federal President of the political party starts making phone calls asking people to come back to his party, that suggests that there’s a sign of desperation.”

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Related coverage for "‘Reeks of desperation’: Liberals slammed as support crisis deepens": Real Clear Politics — The GOP's Self-Inflicted Midterm Crisis. Mises Institute — Introduction. National Republican Congressional Committee — Fake Pledge Won’t Hide Suozzi & Gillen’s Socialist Voting Record. Talking Points Memo — Why the Democratic Party Has No ‘Base’ and Why That Matters. Toronto Sun — Starbucks stores in Korea pause for training after ‘Tank Day’ fiasco. National Post — Afternoon front page: How Conservatives say they can gain on the Liberals; the Canadian who fled to Mexico for safety; and more