The obvious solution is to introduce Proportional Representation in the Lower House. This would have given us more or less one-third each of Labor, LNP, and those outside the duopoly's tent.

The political culture would change overnight. No more gladiatorial spectacles on the floor of the house, no more winner-takes-all behaviour and mentality, no more the deluge of royal offsprings from the political nurseries of the two old parties.

Legislations would be negotiated and not shouted through Parliament. Who knows, no more pork-barrelling! Community and nation-building projects are to be agreed upon in the course of the Parliament by joint committees and not announced during election campaigns, as if in a bribe-bidding war involving the two mafia groups fighting for their common territory.

If only God were benevolent! Give us Proportional Representation.

I should have added in my previous post the following.
For the Liberal Party, it would mean a new lease of life, unindentured to people like Barnaby or Clive Palmer. No more "teals" to worry about - they would return to a reformed liberal Party with principles.
Minority governments would be normal, and the quality of MPs would improve out of sight. Just think of the Teals - mature, well-credentialled women, with a CV punctuated by exploits in their party nurseries

I do not think there will be any reconstruction of parties until
after the looming problem of how global warming legislation is to be handled.
Albo has announced they will start work on that legislation immediately.
We can see what effect the suggested legislation will have by how
similar legislation overseas has multiplied electricity charges and
the effect on industry.
The industrial branch of Labour will have different needs to the
climate branch of the party.
I think it will be impossible to avoid large industrial disputes.
How the Labour party with its background will handle the contradiction
will be interesting to watch.
The coalition party will probably stay on the sideline and urge them on.

The Industrial branch will require protection of mining jobs and the
threatened jobs in industrial companies. Aluminium production will
probably cease unless taxpayers front up. Steel production will be in the same boat.
Cement production will also be looking for support. This also affects
the building industry via concrete and timber.

The Climate Branch will demand immediate reduction of CO2 emissions
by aviation and other transport areas. Agriculture also will need to
reduce by 43% or by 8% per year.
Fertiliser is another area of concern. Note Sri Lanka.

The opposition will probably make the point that only they can make
any changes needed by introducing more measured legislation.

By that time mpre people will be saying; "Well where is this global warming ?"

I love the idea of a trial seperation of the L and NP (particularly in Queensland where it would have to be structurally torn apart, but we are in opposition in the QLD as well).

If the idea in politics is to appeal to voters by convincing them your policy mix is appropriate to meet the challanges they face, it is impossible for Trevor Evans and Barnaby Joyce to be joined at the policy hip.

What has either party to loose when so deep in oposition, with such a progressive range of target seats to win back.

(For the avoidance of doubt, I'm one of the afore mentioned progressives)

The Labor Party will ignore the Greens and Teals entirely and attempt to paint them as the enemy wherever possible. Those seats are potentially ALP seats in three years.

Case in point - aircraft noise in Brisbane. Terri Butler lost with the Greens promising caps and curfews. Labor won't let the issue be resolved until it is one of thiers that can claim the credit. No way they want to fix the problem and allow the greens to bask in that glory.

Anthony, your stock standard conservative LNP message really resonated with the voters in the state seat of Bulimba, hummm you need a new message me thinks.