A Labor win could have a cathartic effect on the Liberal party and put them back on track. Getting rid of Morrison would be their first task.

While many people - and I am one of them - generally recoil in horror at the thought of a socialist Labor government in a possible unofficial coalition with the Greens (yes, Albo says 'never', but nobody believes him), but, things are no longer normal in that there is barely a cigarette paper between them and the Liberals, particularly now that Morrison is putting Labor climate/renewable policies into action. What a hypocrite and big fibber!

It seems that, apart from replacing its leader, the Liberal party needs a good, hard kick in the pants to remind it what it stands for. And that won't happen if it is allowed to fumble along, with a weak, indecisive leader, for another three years after the election next year

the Liberal party needs a good, hard kick in the pants to remind it what it stands for.
ttbn,
It all has to do with too many politicians being as ignorant as dog$hit in matters everyday life.
Be they Liberal or Labor & to a lesser degree National, they all have the same symptoms, they're of Academic upbringing !
Fortunately, LNP aren't quite as saturated with these ignorant/arrogant types as Labor.

It doesn't make any difference anymore.

Dear Critic,

«It doesn't make any difference anymore.»

Indeed, not on the macro level, but if you have a specific niche issue like I do, then perhaps it can. I am still waiting to hear whether Labor will allow me to pay for my COVID vaccines.

Not since the days of Gough Whitlam has there be a defining difference between Labor and Liberal. Labor today presents itself as a progressive reform party and not one of a socialist party. The Liberal Party moved away from being a quasi-conservative party to become a social reform party around the time of Malcolm Fraser. The D and A of both parties on social justice issues is very much alike. The Liberals to differentiate themselves from Labor tried to present as conservative economic rationalists, but given their track record since the John Howard days they have failed on that score.

There have been many attempts to establish a viable third party in Australian politics from the centre left Aust Democrats, Greens on the left, to centre right Aust Conservatives, DLP and One Nation on the extreme right. All these minor parties have had varying degrees of success and failure over the years. The Nats (Country Party), has existed as a niche party successfully for over 100 years. The Nationals true success has been in coalition with the larger Liberal Party.

Regardless of the result of the next election I cannot see either Labor or Liberal attempting to redefine themselves. The outcome of the election will be nothing more than the normal of the cycle of power in Australian politics.

"The Best Thing For Australia Would Be A Labor Win?"

That's a bold statement and sure to get reactions.

However,it appears that the voting public are not much
enamoured with either side of politics. Predicting anything
at this time is rather ill-advised.

When the Coalition won the previous
federal election (May 2019) in spite of its disunity and the
polling predictions, the result was readily construed as
miraculous. As "Morrison's miracle."

In reality it was a narrow squeak. The Morrison government was
returned with the slenderest of margins.

The Coalition's victory was largely the product of its
dominance in Queensland. Labor won a majority of seats in
both NSW and Victoria. This is not to dispute that 2019 was
a demoralising and disorientating result for Labor.

Can Labor succeed under Albanese? Certainly Albanese does
not generate the antipathy that Bill Shorten did.

Albanese exudes an egalitarian ordinariness legitimised by a
back story of being raised in public housing by a single
mother. Even his blustering attack lines are delivered
affably rather than angrily. This is leadership -
shorn of pretension - but also not much in the way of
inspiration. There are few rhetorical flourishes, and little
to quicken the pulse.

But perhaps that's being unfair. Perhaps Labor's direction
under this leader is focused on the achievable,
disciplined and determined to find its way back
into government benches in the sure belief that
only then can it change the nation.

We have to wait and see which party has the wit and imagination
to champion a big bold reform program. At present it's too
soon to tell.