The Victorian Liberal Party has chosen a new leader with first term "moderate" MP Jess Wilson elected unopposed to oust Brad Batten in a week of turmoil for the party at state and federal level.
It seems the state MPs and party room were not impressed that Batten was unable to close the gap between the Liberals and Labor, despite the continuing negative press over the current state government, particularly surrounding law and order and the terrifying debt the state faces.
The daily diatribe from the opposition seemed to blur in the minds of voters, according to opinion polls, particularly as there was no indication of clear policy direction from the Liberals short of 'Labor is the worst and we will do better'.
Sam Groth as deputy was lucky enough to hold onto his position, albeit narrowly, so he is also on notice to lift his game.
For the sake of Victoria we can only hope Ms Wilson gets more support from her colleagues in her challenging role than federal leader Sussan Ley has received from her party colleagues.
While Ms Ley remains in her position at present, the backslapping by conservatives Angus Taylor and Andrew Hastie and others over the party's decision to drop Net Zero and align itself more with the increasingly conservative Nationals and One Nation, indicates her days may be numbered.
No matter who leads the party, the federal Liberals need to choose their policy battles better; the days of repeating a catchphrase, blaming immigrants and minority groups, social welfare recipients and scientists for the county's woes doesn't work for the majority of voters.