Conservative cleavage
From Democracy Sausage with Mark Kenny by The Australian National University
February 18, 2026 · 1h 1m
About this episode
The episode discusses the challenges facing the Liberal party and mainstream conservative politics in a changing electoral landscape.
How long does Angus Taylor and the Liberal party have to redefine themselves in a changed electoral landscape? Can the major parties develop serious policy in the era of grievance politics? What is ‘cross-cutting cleavage’? With a new opposition leader and the return of Nationals to the shadow cabinet, Intifar Chowdhury and Richard Denniss join Democracy Sausage to discuss the rocky path ahead for mainstream conservative politics. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
People in this episode
Host: Mark Kenny
Guests: Intifar Chowdhury, Richard Denniss
Topics covered
- conservative politics
- electoral landscape
- policy development
- grievance politics
- cross-cutting cleavage
Keywords
- Angus Taylor
- Liberal party
- Intifar Chowdhury
- Richard Denniss
- grievance politics
- cross-cutting cleavage
- policy
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Liberal party, Democracy Sausage, The Australian National University
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