"And then at the end of that period we had to play one team that can play just as intense as we can, only they had a winter break and we were in the end of a four-month period.
Last election, analysts and some of the party's own MPs cautioned against a move towards the right. They questioned whether Dutton – a polarising figure considered by many to be a conservative hard man – was the right person to rebuild support, particularly in the moderate areas where they lost a lot of it.After a campaign which in its dying days ventured into culture war territory and what some say are "Trumpian" politics, the Coalition is going to have to ask those questions again – and if they want to be competitive, perhaps find different answers.
"We have to stop drinking the Kool-Aid from the fire hose and we need to have a serious review... we delude ourselves that we are just a few tactical devices away from winning an election," former Liberal strategist Tony Barry told the ABC.But meanwhile Labor has to decide what it wants to achieve with the large mandate Australia has handed them.Albanese's "incumbency curse" turned out to be a gift, with international uncertainty appearing to have swayed voters in countries like Canada away from change. Likewise, Australia voted for stability.
Labor struck a "middle-of-the-road path" with its a policy platform, but can now afford to be braver, says Amy Remeikis, chief politicial analyst at the Australia Institute think tank."That was the path that they took to the election, and that is what they are seeing has paid dividends for them. But the question now is: 'Will Labor actually do something with power?'"
Ukraine says Russia has launched its biggest drone attack since the full-scale invasion began, targeting several regions including Kyiv, where one woman died.
The barrage came just a day beforeMr Harvey says it is an irreplaceable collection: "Some of the rarest roses in the UK and internationally are grown here and the only place you will see some of the roses is in this garden.
"So it is really important we look after them to the best of our abilities to keep these rose varieties going."If these rose varieties go extinct you will never be able to get them back."
The team is sharing knowledge with fellow rose gardeners in Ethiopia.In September 2024 they visited the country as part of the International National Trust's Withstanding Change project.