00:00Support for the coalition has crashed, to a historic low of 27% in news poll,
00:05handing Anthony Albanese a commanding 58% to party preferred lead,
00:10his biggest margin since taking office. So how did the coalition end up in such a dire situation?
00:18After a bruising election defeat, widely seen as a rejection of Peter Dutton's populist
00:23Timu Trump pitch, Liberals found themselves on unstable footing with the Nationals,
00:29leading to a messy week-long coalition split at the end of May.
00:33The National Party will sit alone on a principled basis.
00:37The collapse also follows former national Jacinta Numpajimpa Price's sacking from the front bench
00:42after controversial remarks about Indian migrants.
00:46I think Labor like to be able to ensure that they're going to allow those in that would
00:51ultimately support their policies, their views and vote for them.
00:54May I take this opportunity as leader of the Liberal Party to apologise to all Indian Australians,
01:02and indeed others, who were hurt and distressed by the comments that were made.
01:07Opposition leader Susan Lay's attempt to contain the backlash has instead exposed internal tensions,
01:14with senior figures split on whether to harden their position on migration,
01:18and moderates reluctant to walk back the party's net zero stance.
01:22Politics builds big egos, but I tell you, it also gives you some good lessons in humility,
01:30and we're learning those lessons now, but I've got every confidence that we're going to be coming
01:34back and we will take a compelling proposition to the Australian people at the election,
01:38and that's the poll that matters.
01:40Adding insult to injury, One Nation appears to have reached the rewards of voters' coalition dissatisfaction,
01:46jumping to 10 per cent, while the Greens rose to 13 per cent and independents to 14 per cent.
01:54Lay has dismissed talk of a challenge to her leadership and reshuffled her front bench to promote
01:59Conservatives Claire Chandler and Simon Kennedy, as well as reinstating James Patterson into the shadow ministry to shore up support.
02:07Under my leadership, we would reflect modern Australia, respect modern Australia, and represent modern Australia.
02:16Serving in my shadow ministry is a privilege,
02:21and it is a requirement to have confidence in the leadership.
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