Taylor was billed as CPAC’s keynote speaker. He looked more like Hanson’s support act
Opposition Leader Angus Taylor struggled to command the stage at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Brisbane, where he was overshadowed by One Nation leader Pauline Hanson. The event highlighted the ongoing political tension and competition for the conservative voter base in Australia.
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The event underscores the shifting dynamics within Australian conservative politics and the challenge mainstream parties face from populist figures.
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Share A A A Sometimes the first person to the podium is the keynote speaker. Sometimes they are a warm-up act. In the cavernous main chamber of the Conservative Political Action Conference in Brisbane this weekend, Opposition Leader Angus Taylor learnt that lesson.
Despite the wash of Liberal blue light painting the conference centre, and the watchful eyes of party founder Sir Robert Menzies looking down upon him from an enormous banner, Taylor couldn’t help but be overshadowed by the woman who has pillaged his party’s primary vote and set the political agenda for almost a year now.
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