Treasurer Jim Chalmers has mocked the Coalition for its poor polling, following calls for a party “rebrand” from Liberal frontbencher Melissa McIntosh yesterday.
Responding to a question from the Labor backbenches, Chalmers said: “I know that the member for Lindsay [McIntosh] has been saying that they need to rebrand their values over there, Mr Speaker. It’s not a marketing problem over there, it’s a meltdown.”
Chalmers then mocked Opposition Leader Angus Taylor, who in February said his party was facing a “change or die” moment, following his challenge to predecessor Sussan Ley.
“[Taylor] said that his leadership was a ‘change or die moment’, and then he made the wrong choice,” Chalmers said.
“He said it was a change or die moment, and then he forgot to change, and so that leaves only one option … they haven’t changed a bit. They haven’t learned a thing.”
The Coalition received a record low primary vote in polls published by The Australian and The Australian Financial Review newspapers this week, sitting behind One Nation and Labor on between 17 and 18 per cent.
