We now hold just two." That sobering assessment demonstrates the significant challenge the Liberal Party faces in winning back seats it lost to the teals, Labor, independents and most recently to One Nation at the Farrer by-election, where its candidate came third.The 32-page discussion paper also outlines what the party sees as the average Australian: a 38-year-old woman who was either born overseas or has at least one parent who was. In what must be a stark warning to the party, it says: "She's not particularly engaged in politics Since 2010, the number of Australians describing themselves as a lifetime Liberal, National or Labor voter had halved. "More and more voters are making decisions election by election, issue by issue," he said. Hirst said the Liberals needed to deal with internal membership issues. "More than 55 per cent of Liberal Party members are aged over 60," he said, with census data showing only 23 per cent of the Australian population was in that age bracket. He added that less than 10 per cent of the party's membership was aged between 16 and 30."If you look at that party membership for those aged between 16 and 45, membership skews heavily male," Hirst said. "Political parties cannot remain strong if they become disconnected from the broader community they seek to represent."One Nation are not going away, they're not our friends, and ignoring them is not an option."Jane Buncle, a barrister and member of the Administrative Committee of the NSW Liberal Party, is also a member of the Future Reform Commission for the Liberal Party of Australia, led by McGrath