BURSTWomen were turned off, while middle-aged Australians targeted with a fuel cut and tax offset also abandoned the opposition
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Peter Dutton’s target demographic – mortgage-saddled middle-aged or older Australians, who he tried to court with a fuel cut and tax offset – are among those who abandoned the Coalition at the election, pollsters say.
The Liberal party, at this stage, has eight seats to its name that can be defined as urban, and it’s likely its next leader will hold a regional seat – the purview of its sister party, the Nationals.