As to renegades and idiots in parties, one such is Liberal MP for Bass, Bridget Archer, now supporting the censuring of her ex-leader.

Archer has been white-anting her own party ever since she went on the public tit. The Liberals are too wet to pull her into line.

This nutter should be disendorsed, and forced out on her own at the next election.

Preselection processes are clearly are another weakness of the Liberal Party.

Had this person been Labor, she would have been out on her ear by now. That's one thing I do admire about the ALP. If you don't want to abide by party rules and beliefs, stand as an independent, or get a proper job.

Hi AC,

Thank you for your concern and help.

The fact is my eye-sight is getting worse. I'm supposed
to have another eye op next year - so hopefully things
will improve. For now - I'm doing the best I can. Bear
with me for now.

Hey Foxy,
Also, as an afterthought it may also help when you click your link in 'preview' to check it before posting, to right-click the link in the preview window and choose 'Open in a new tab'.
- Opening in a new tab will ensure you won't lose the comment you've written but have not yet posted.
(Even though you don't actually lose it and can still click the 'back' button, which usually brings OLO back with your written comment even if you have gone to a new webpage)

Hi AC,

Wow!

Thanks.

The rogue lefty Liberals should be made aware that it is not them whom voters vote for - it's their party. Liberal, Labor, Greens sink or swim on their policies, not on the individuals representing them.

The Labor or Green voter can pretty much expect what the parties say they will do, they do. Liberal voters cannot.

The Labor party will not tolerate dissent. The stupid bloody Liberal party does. Howard's 'broad church' is a thing of this past. The Liberal Party is becoming irrelevant. Voters no long have a clear choice between conservatism and socialism, which is surely a right in a democratic country.

Voters certainly do have choices and they are making them
loud and clear. Therein lies the problem for
some, who espouse being for "freedoms" and then
are shocked to discover when these freedoms not
only do exist but are being voiced.