内容摘要：Some also commended the South African president for his tactics - bringing along famous Afrikaner golfers to the meeting to defuse tensions.

Some also commended the South African president for his tactics - bringing along famous Afrikaner golfers to the meeting to defuse tensions.

"The opposition has been shambolic," Prof Warhurst says.But the government - while resolute and disciplined in its campaign - was timid. It's strategy was largely allowing voters to judge Dutton and his party, rather than advancing bold or convincing policies, analysts say.

And that's something we heard from voters throughout the campaign too.While the Coalition turns to licking its wounds and choosing its next leader, it will again have to reckon with its direction.Last election, analysts and some of the party's own MPs cautioned against a move towards the right. They questioned whether Dutton – a polarising figure considered by many to be a conservative hard man – was the right person to rebuild support, particularly in the moderate areas where they lost a lot of it.

After a campaign which in its dying days ventured into culture war territory and what some say are "Trumpian" politics, the Coalition is going to have to ask those questions again – and if they want to be competitive, perhaps find different answers."We have to stop drinking the Kool-Aid from the fire hose and we need to have a serious review... we delude ourselves that we are just a few tactical devices away from winning an election," former Liberal strategist Tony Barry told the ABC.

But meanwhile Labor has to decide what it wants to achieve with the large mandate Australia has handed them.

Albanese's "incumbency curse" turned out to be a gift, with international uncertainty appearing to have swayed voters in countries like Canada away from change. Likewise, Australia voted for stability.The spokesperson said East Claydon was a "strategically important area on the transmission grid, with a need for storage and stability".

"Projects like this are a crucial part of the transition towards using cleaner forms of home-grown renewable electricity, which will mean cheaper bills for homes and businesses," they added.Claydons Solar Action Group (CSAG), which describes itself as "a collective of concerned residents from nearby villages", told the

it was "passionate" about keeping the countryside "safe".CSAG claimed battery energy storage units and solar farms were "destroying our countryside".