Well Pauline Hanson thinks so. Hanson is waiting for a couple of high profile Liberals to make the call and ask if they can come to the party. Its no secret that Hanson wants Andrew Hastie and Jacinta Price in One Nation, along with Barnaby Joyce, who Hanson has been talking with about joining. No doubt there are other hard right reactionary Liberals and Nationals, who could also be tempted to come on board with Pauline. Where would that leave poor Susan Ley? Partyless no doubt! Labor would have a field day.

I have long said that the conservatives should join as they all have the same philosophy & goals to reintroduce whatever little common sense can be mustered within this Demographic.
Hard Right as opposed to soft Left is a natural necessity to bring back some sort of balance.
It's a case of symbiosis vs parasitism. For too long now the Woke Left has been an unsustainable drain on the providers. Stop dreaming Australia !

Who cares?

This four and a bit line post comes straight from the media. We all glanced at it and yawned. Silly politicians playing silly games. Trying to detract us from their failures and unsuitability for service. It's all about them, not Australia or Australians.

Joyce has merely advised that he won't be standing in his electorate at the next election. He could just be retiring to his farm, for all anyone knows or cares. And Pauline is saying what she thinks everyone expects her to say.

As for the seven “conservatives” who are rumoured to be considering a move to the Nationals, well that's all it is: a rumour. And the two young “rebels” in the Leyparty are just having a lark.

The problem with Australian politics is not the rubes playing the game; it is the Westminster system, compulsory voting, and preferential voting that favours two parties.

Another thing more important to Australia than a few richardhead politicians manoeuvring for self gain is the mass immigration that saw a 1950s house in a very ratty suburb of Adelaide, Brahma Lodge, bring $960,000 at an auction attended entirely by immigrants. Not a single white person was seen in the large crowd.

Some years ago Donald Trump supported the Democrats. Now he is referred to by some as extreme right, yet his political views have changed little. These days you are extreme right if you don't hate Jews or go along with the government narrative.

A healthy society is one in which people hold a range of views and don't feel that there might be repercussions for sharing them.

Fester,
I wonder what causes people to think that a person should not change their views when everything around them changes.
On the other hand, a welded-on Labor supporter (75 yrs old) told me the other day that no matter what's happening now hell still vote Labor next time !
He simply can't see how society's changed particularly under the present administration.

Hi Indy,

"I wonder what causes people to think that a person should not change their views when everything around them changes."

Yes, world events and life experience no doubt play their part, but you wouldn't want the cops arresting you in the middle of the night for tweeting "F.... Hamas" and a few other things as happened to one bloke in the UK recently.

As for the Lib/Nats, they don't seem to know what they stand for and need to conduct an investigation that will take a year to give them some answers. I would not be surprised if more left.

"These days you are extreme right if you don't hate Jews or go along with the government narrative."

I think conservatives are done for so long as they support Israel unconditionally, it's not about hating Jews, it's about opposing a neverending conflict, slaughter and genocide.

Conservatives need to wake up and realise supporting a genocide isn't going to get them elected, they're only making their problems worse.

Christians might be the largest denomination in terms of religion supported, but they're still a minority in relation to population.

The LNP needs to disband, how can Nationalists also be Israel-firsters?

Hi AC,

People are going to have a range of views on any subject. Are you good or bad for having a particular view? You're well aware that I believe that freedom of expression and argument are essential for the development and progression of civilisation, so while I might not like some points of view, I think of the bigger picture and see freedom of expression as ultimately leading to good outcomes.

I get concerned when government starts complaining about the effect of "misinformation" and how it needs to be controlled by restricting free expression. The origin of that outcome lies in the vilification of someone for holding a particular point of view.