Summary
| Website: | https://www.liberal.org.au/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/LiberalPartyAustralia/ |
| Slogans: |
Building our economy. Securing your future. A fair go for people who have a go. |
| Themes: | Right wing, with a current tendency towards hardline religious conservatism. Tax cuts, especially for the wealthy. Strong borders, pro-coal, skeptical about climate change. |
| Electorate: |
Upper House: All of them. Lower House: All the urban electorates. |
| Preferences: | The Liberals are putting the United Australia Palmer second on all their Senate How to Vote cards (well, third in WA and TAS, but only because the Nationals are listed separately on those tickets). The Australian Conservatives are third in SA, TAS and VIC, fourth in QLD, and sixth in NSW and WA. The Liberal Democrats are in the top six in all six states (they aren’t running in the territories, and the DLP, Australian Christians and Christian Democrats are all in the top six in the states they are running in. The Australian Democrats appear twice in the top six, and Katter’s Australia Party, Hinch’s Justice Party, the Centre Alliance , the Small Business Party, and the Shooters, Fishers and Farmers each appear in the top six once.
Fascinatingly, in the Northern Territory, the Liberals have put HEMP ahead of both the ALP and the Greens. This seems like a very strange choice, especially now that I’ve actually read HEMP’s websites. In the ACT, where only seven groups are available above the line, the Liberals have put Sustainable Australia second, the Greens sixth, and have specifically instructed voters to leave Fraser Anning’s Conservative National Party blank. This is a nice touch, but it would have been more consistent to do this everywhere, don’t you think? The overall theme is definitely Clive Palmer with his money and mines first, followed by religious conservative parties and libertarian parties. No real surprises here, basically. |
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Policies & Commentary
Yeah, look, you don’t need me to tell you what to think of the Liberal Party. If you are the sort of person who cares enough to read these posts, you are also the sort of person who has already formed an opinion on the major parties.
Let’s be honest with ourselves, shall we? You’re really just here for the Eurovision song. And that is a very valid choice.
Eurovision Theme Song as determined by me, very objectively
Oh, my friends, there were so many possibilities to choose from for the Liberal Party. But then Scott Morrison said this.
There will be two choices after May 18 – there’s myself and Bill Shorten. Both of our parties have changed our rules, not before time, but we both have. And those rules mean that whoever you elect as prime minister on May 18 they will be your prime minister for the next three years. So if you vote for Bill Shorten, you’ll get Bill Shorten.
And if you vote for me, and the Liberal and National parties, you will get me to serve you as your prime minister for the next three years…
Or, to put it another way, better the devil you know than the devil you don’t…
This song is scarily appropriate. And another bloody earworm
You’re welcome!