Let’s consult the Liberal Party Constitution to see if we provide some advice on where it should go now:
The objectives of the Organisation shall be to have an Australian nation:-
(a) dedicated to political liberty and the freedom and dignity of man;
(b) safe from external aggression and living in the closest communion with fellow members of the Commonwealth, playing its part in a world security order which maintains the necessary force to defend peace;
(c) in which national defence is a matter of universal duty, and in which the spirit of patriotism is fostered and all Australians united in the common service of their country;
(d) in which an intelligent, free and liberal Australian democracy shall be maintained by:-
i) a Parliament controlling the Executive and the Law controlling all;
ii) independence of the Judiciary;
iii) freedom of speech, religion and association;
iv) freedom of citizens to choose their own way of living and of life, subject to the rights of others;
v) protecting the people against exploitation;
vi) looking primarily to the encouragement of individual initiative and enterprise as the dynamic force of progress;
vii) developing to the fullest extent a national spirit in Australia;
(e) in which men and women who have been members of the fighting services and their dependants shall enjoy honour and security and where preference and generous repatriation benefits are recognised;
(f) in which primary, secondary and tertiary industries are promoted, new and adequate markets developed, the lot of country people improved, rural amenities increased, and decentralisation of industries encouraged;
(g) in which there shall be no nationalisation of any Australian industry without the approval of the people;
(h) in which constant employment at good wages is available to all willing and able to work;
(i) in which employer and employee have a sense of common interest and duty, and share as co-operators in all advances of prosperity, and in which living standards rise steadily as physical resources expand and ingenuity grows; 3 Liberal Party of Australia Federal Constitution
(j) in which social provision is made for the aged, the invalid, the widowed, the sick, the unemployed and their children;
(k) in which adequate medical services are within the reach of all;
(l) in which a comprehensive system of child and adult education is designed to develop the spirit of true citizenship, and in which no consideration of wealth or privilege shall be a determining factor;
(m) in which the youth of the nation is given every encouragement to develop its talent to the full, recognising that from its ranks will come the leaders of tomorrow;
(n) in which family life is seen as fundamental to the well-being of society, and in which every family is enabled to live in and preferably to own a comfortable home at reasonable cost, and with adequate community amenities.
In an Australia driven by policy-driven wage deflation, asset inflation and a conspicuous war on youth, the Liberal Party charter is completely meaningless.
No wonder it is dying. (h/t Stomper)
