The Super Saturday electoral results should lead to
some serious critical reflection for the Liberal Party.

It should have a debate about what it can do to get better
results.

The party infighting needs to stop. They must get
united behind the leader that they have and present a
united front.

I would like to hear your views on what the party can and
should do prior to the next federal election.

Thank You.

When the Liberal Party turned it's back on Costello in favour of Howard they lost any continuity of leadership in it's ranks and they've paid dearly for their self serving gutless attitude
Since then the Liberals have only gained govt. through Labor screwups and the short memory 'gimme gimme now' voters.
Since then we have had saints who have fallen sinners and pigs at the trough waiting their turn. Any real new blood leaves for other destinations and who can blame them.
Now I ask you, would you follow any of them into battle? No? well, that tells you what you have running the country.
As for Labor, the govt you get as an alternative and if Shorten gets to be Prime Minister I would suggest someone start a petition to have West Australia succeed from the Commonwealth.
We don't need any more slick sleazes

Well my honestly held view is they need another leader but another direction too,if we learn anything from their continuing polling it is they are headed away from large sections of their base

Dear SP,

The Liberal Party for a start needs to spell out
the values that define them and apply these
values to issues that concern wider groups in
the community. By addressing these issues they
can widen their constituency.

For example, addressing the issues of the day and
convincing voters what will improve their lot and
improve the fortunes of those they care about.
Also since most Australians care about their country,
it also means showing what this will do for the
nation. They need to explain their policies in terms
that the average voter will understand. They need to
really listen to the concerns that people have.

Dear Foxy,

«I would like to hear your views on what the party can and should do prior to the next federal election.»

What they can do is to declare martial law and cancel/rig the elections.
What they should do is to shut down their office and throw its keys in the ocean.

So should the other parties.

«The Liberal Party for a start needs to spell out the values that define them»

1. Stay in power.
2. Rob the people.
3. Hand the ransom to their family and friends.

Same for any other political party.

Dear Yuyutsu,

In a democracy the citizen is supposed to be in charge,
not the bureaucrat. How much (and what kind) of information
(and education) should the citizen have if he or she is to
have an effective vote in a democracy?

If he or she is to be the "master" of the public servants?
Bureaucrats, given their job description as public servants,
you would think exist to serve the public.

Let these thoughts remain on the table. The reality is that
the citizen has had to delegate to elected members of a
parliament the task of directing and overseeing the
bureaucrats.

The citizen has no direct control and his or her influences
is remote and irregular - occurring only when the people's
representatives are chosen in elections. With so many of us
in this country, when each and everyone of us reach the
age of maturity and are citizens - we deserve the right to
be heard.

Can we design a more democratic system than the one that
we currently have?

That is something that bears thinking about.