Inside the election review the Liberal Party tried to keep hidden

"While every submission criticised the actions of other decision-makers and provided examples, there was a notable absence of reflection on how a decision maker ... could have done better. Despite this, they concluded that the campaign failure was the result of an extraordinary combination of internal errors by the parliamentary and organisational wings of the party, compounded by external factors such as an interest rate hike and a natural disaster-induced election delay."

"The Liberals lost women, young people and multicultural voters, with some respondents to the review deeming the party's capacity to thoughtlessly offend groups like Chinese Australians, a widespread problem. Former opposition leader Peter Dutton last year lost both the election and his own seat in what was the Liberal Party's worst election defeat in its modern history, with the Labor Party securing 94 of the 150 seats in the House of Representatives."

"More than two-thirds expressed frustration about policy, campaign and communication management. The 64-page report, Liberal Party elders Pru Goward and Nick Minchin attempt to lay bare the causes of the 2025 loss, but found a notable absence of reflection from key figures involved in the campaign."

An internal review by Liberal Party elders Pru Goward and Nick Minchin examined the causes of the party's 2025 election loss. The 64-page report analyzed over 300 responses from candidates, MPs, party members, pollsters, and strategists. While two-thirds expressed frustration about policy, campaign, and communication management, the reviewers found that respondents criticized others' actions but showed little self-reflection on their own performance. The report attributed the defeat to an extraordinary combination of internal errors within the parliamentary and organizational wings, compounded by external factors including interest rate hikes and election delays. The Liberals lost support among women, young people, and multicultural voters, with the party criticized for its capacity to offend groups like Chinese Australians.

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