Liberals must shun ‘conspiracy theorists’ of climate wars, moderate Andrew Bragg says

Andrew Bragg in the Senate chamber. The Liberal moderate is urging the party to return to core values of enterprise and fairness in the wake of its election rout. Photograph: Mick Tsikas/AAP

The Liberal moderate Andrew Bragg says after the Liberal party’s rout in its progressive heartland, the incoming opposition must reject the “conspiracy theorists” of the climate wars and return to core values of enterprise and fairness.

With some conservatives declaring that the Liberal party needs to shift to the right in the wake of Saturday’s electoral defeat, the remaining moderates, including Bragg, are rallying to ensure the new opposition leadership doesn’t write off inner-city professionals and lurch into populism.