Can the Liberal Party hold its 'broad church' of liberals and conservatives together?
- Written by Gregory Melleuish, Professor, School of Humanities and Social Inquiry, University of Wollongong
John Howard, pictured here with Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, is fond of describing the Liberal Party as a "broad church". But that breadth has led to increasing fracture within the party in recent years.AAP/Dean Lewins
This article is the first in a five-part series on the battle for conservative hearts and minds in Australian politics.
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