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Ley: Coalition noted for ‘talking about ourselves’
opposition leader, Susan Ley He says he understands why the public despises his party, which is trying to deal serious blows to the government.
Speaking to Seven’s Sunrise programme, Ley was asked whether the latest News Poll had made him more worried about the leadership threat. Angus TaylorLey says he’s not looking at “optics” and will focus on the public.
Millions of Australians are frustrated… And when they don’t see a clear, unified message from Canberra, they flag us.
[They’ve] They looked at the separation, back and forth, and marked us because they saw that we were talking about ourselves. But yesterday we drew a line under this. We resolved our differences, strengthened our processes and focused squarely on Australians.
Israeli president, Isaac Herzog Bondi arrived in Sydney on a four-day trip to Australia to speak to terror attack survivors and their families.
Herzog arrived here this morning with his wife. Michal Herzog According to the Israeli embassy. Israel’s ambassador, Emir Maimon I met Herzog at the airport.
Deputy Prime Minister, Minister Patrick GormanHe was also there to receive Herzog from the government at Sydney airport.
Welcome to Australia, President Isaac Herzog! 🇮🇱🇦🇺
Ambassador Amir Maimon and his wife, Tal, received President Herzog and First Lady Michal Herzog upon their arrival in Sydney this morning. pic.twitter.com/RJUxDHYzJF
— Israel in Australia (@IsraelinOZ) February 8, 2026
A court hearing this morning will determine whether planned marches against the visit can take place at Sydney City Hall, contrary to the NSW government’s public council declaration.
According to Hume, what does the Coalition represent?
This is a former front linebacker question. Jane Hume It is struggling this morning following the re-establishment of the Coalition on Sunday and faces some tough poll results on Monday. He says the party is a “rabble”.
This morning’s News Poll shows the Coalition’s primary vote falling to just 18%, while One Nation has jumped to 27%. The distribution of this is 15 per cent for the Liberal party and only 3 per cent for the National Party.
Hume told Sky News this morning: Susan Ley And David Littleproud They will need to figure out how to get the opposition out of the “hole” they are stuck in and deliver a message that will resonate with the public.
My message to both my Liberal and National leaders is that it is time to please explain what we are fighting for. It’s time to express who we’re fighting for. Because this News Poll is so bad we’re not even compared to Labour. They didn’t even bother to make it a bipartisan faux pas.
I believe it is time for leaders to take a hard look at themselves and decide what to do to get us out of this hole.
Hume says the party needs a “reset” and host Pete Stefanovic asks Hume if that means a leadership reset. He says:
I cannot answer this question. All I can say is that at some point we have to reset and say what we stand for. Who are we fighting for and what policies do we offer? Because the more we talk about ourselves, the less people listen to us.
Good morning
Krishani Dhanji
Good morning. Krishani Dhanji We’re here with you for another week, and that’s what happened. more. outgoing. Open.
The coalition has reconvened this time after a separation of nearly three weeks and will sit together again in the opposition ranks. This also means they will take back any extra questions given to the crossbench, but not everyone in the Liberal party is happy with the concessions given to the Nationals.
Susan Ley has been making the media rounds to explain how they will stay together, further fueling speculation about a potential leadership leak as the Coalition faces a pretty dire poll. There will be a lot of reactions to this.
Israeli president, Isaac HerzogHe arrived in Sydney this morning and attended a rally there. Labour’s own Ed Husic said last week he had “deep concerns” about the visit.
Meanwhile, the Labor government will continue to march after the Prime Minister returned from Indonesia to sign a defense deal at the weekend.
Stay with us, it’s going to be intense!
