One of the most fatuous tropes emerging from the recent federal election was that the best way to govern is from the middle.

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As major players dissect the election fallout, former foreign minister and opposition leader Alexander Downer has labelled factionalism as "fatal" for the SA Liberal Party.

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Australia's longest-serving foreign minister, Alexander Downer, has weighed into discussions over which Liberal Party members should make up new Opposition Leader Sussan Ley's shadow cabinet.

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Former foreign minister and opposition leader Alexander Downer has labelled factionalism as "fatal" for the South Australian Liberal Party. Mr Downer said he thought the federal Liberal campaign ...