how to be a successful opposition
- Written by Jill Sheppard, Senior Lecturer, School of Politics and International Relations, Australian National University
Sussan Ley’s challenge as opposition leader is to keep her party united and ready to govern in the event that the government loses public favour. That is, they need to be a ready alternative government.
Voters evaluate governments on the basis of what they’ve done, but also what they promise to do next. Opposition parties start on the...
