Pauline Hanson's motion received 23 votes
from the ruling Liberal-National Coalition.
The motion was opposed by Opposition
Labor and the Greens parties and several cross
bench senators.

It's unclear whether the Coalition was reviving race
politics or was it afraid of losing votes on its
conservative flank to One Nation.

Scott Morrison described as "regrettable" his
senators backing Pauline Hanson 28 to 31 while
the Coalition's leader in the Senate - Mathias
Cormann apologised and blamed it all as an -
"administrative error."

runner,

I fully understand your concerns. You're not
alone in the way you feel.

What has happened that the Party cannot survive in
its own right?
Foxy,
Due to past Labor policies the Demograpic of this Nation has changed so drastically that no one party encompasses the varied needs hence the need for a Coalition.

Individual,

Years ago - when my family supported the Liberal
Party they had policies that attracted the support.
So what has happened to change that?

Some exciting news.

Three months on from exiting federal politics
former Foreign Minister Julie Bishop has revealed
her next career move - and we're told that it's
another first.

She will be the next Chancellor of the Australian
National University in Canberra it has been
announced and she's the first woman to hold that
job - continuing her list of firsts.

I'm over the moon!

Well done - and well deserved!

The Liberal Party will always have a future because it is anti-socialist and it represents greed and selfishness, which appeals to the majority of Australians. The thing that will change about it is that its member will become increasingly Chinese.

You've got that drift all wrong Foxy. It is Labor who have moved far left, & under Turnbull the libs had drifted, or been pushed into the area of old Labor. Thankfully the Nationals have held them from total error, & they are slightly back towards the real world now.

Even so, real conservatives can only vote Liberal while holding their nose, or the smell of lefty rubbish may overwhelm them.

Can we ever get back to a country where the majority can support themselves, without government handouts at every turn. I doubt it, as someone said, democracy can not survive long term. Too soon too many people realise they can simply vote for a living, rather than work for one.

Yes there does appear to be a swing to the right in North America & some of Europe. Having just had the worst lefty President ever in the US, & the worst lefty PM ever currently in Canada will tend to cause that.

Whether it will last long enough to save western democracy, & whether it will penetrate enough here are doubtful questions. I'm just glad most of my life was in better times.

It will be interesting to see the reaction to the lefty clown the French are suffering under at present.