'Policy paralysis exposed' – McLaren says voters didn’t reject the Coalition’s agenda—they never even heard itIn a scathing editorial, Michael McLaren dissected the 2025 election, welcoming Labor’s clear majority but lamenting a missed opportunity for conservative reform. McLaren declared the Greens’ downfall proof he “got it right” weeks ago and tore into the Coalition’s campaign for lacking clarity, urgency and backbone—particularly on defence and energy. He argued voters weren’t rejecting Coalition policies—they simply weren’t told what they were. Calling Peter Dutton a good man who gave a bad campaign, McLaren called for a complete reset, naming Ted O’Brien and Andrew Hastie as the pair to lead a bold, future-ready Liberal revival.
