Liberals leader Taylor abandons centrist strategy for immigration cuts
New Liberal leader Angus Taylor is pursuing drastic immigration cuts aligned with One Nation, reversing the centrist promises made after 2025.
After their 2025 election losses, both the Liberal Party and Greens pledged to move to the centre. Liberal leader Sussan Ley promised to meet voters where they are and find the sensible centre.
Greens leader Larissa Waters vowed to be constructive and get things done. Angus Taylor and David Shoebridge have now reversed that course with new leadership.
Taylor took over the Liberals and is pushing drastic immigration cuts aligned with One Nation's agenda. Shoebridge, the new Greens leader, explicitly rejected incrementalism and is pursuing a more aggressive ideological stance.
Both are effectively doubling down on the strategies that contributed to their electoral defeats.
- Sussan Ley
- Previous Liberal leader
- Angus Taylor
- Current Liberal leader
- Larissa Waters
- Greens leader who stepped down
- David Shoebridge
- New Greens leader
Why it mattersAustralian politics is shifting away from centrist positioning across both major opposition parties, reshaping the policy landscape.
AustraliaAustralian voters face a more polarised political choice as opposition parties abandon the middle ground they promised to occupy.
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