SMH · Rob Harris · Saturday 23 May 2026
Angus Taylor is trying to win back One Nation defectors without losing the moderate base — a balancing act the post-byelection Liberals can't afford to fumble.
Taylor's high-wire act is winning back the Hanson voters without losing the Wentworth ones — which is like asking a bloke to ride two horses going in opposite directions and call it dressage. The Liberals don't need a leader, they need a coroner. Menzies built a broad church. Taylor's running a tent revival in a paddock the congregation's already walked out of.