Liberals gear up for ‘total reset’ under Zempilas

“We absolutely need to rebuild. We’ve got a big job ahead for us,” he said.

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“The most important thing, I think, that arises as a result of this election is that, thankfully, the government doesn’t have total control of the Upper House.”

Goiran bristled at questions over whether he wielded power in the party still.

“I think that I’ve answered those questions heaps of times before. There’s nothing strange in politics that people work together.”

Hort said it felt really good to be the deciding factor in the Liberals’ elevation to opposition status.

When asked whether he looked forward to Zempilas becoming leader he said it was a matter for the party room but that he was a lovely guy.

“I’ve only just met him recently, but he seems like he’ll be a lovely member for Churchlands, and we’ll see what the party room decides this morning.”

Upper house MP Steve Thomas said the Liberals needed to do everything differently this term.

“We need to reach out to the people differently. We need to develop policies in a more robust manner, and we need to communicate what we’re trying to do better,” he said.