[JosephW]

I’m still new here having arrived on Australia Day. I am a citizen so I will be voting. However, I really don’t know the candidates, so will end up voting party line unless you’ve got some advice.

I’m a limited govt conservative (Constitutional Conservative in the USA). Obviously I won’t be voting for Labour. I’m all to aware of what the savages did on Manus and feel they got lucky and our security forces got railroaded.

I’m leaning towards Liberal, but ONE has caught my eye, but I really know nothing about them.

[naturalman1975]

I will almost certainly be voting Liberal, just to declare my own biases. And unless you are in an unusual seat, it's likely that if you are a conservative, the Liberals will be your choice ultimately - even if you vote for another candidate above them in terms of preferences, in most seats, it's Liberal versus Labor in the end (or National versus Labor in rural areas) so if you are not yet well informed you may as well follow the Liberal How-To-Vote card.

The Senate is somewhat different - there, minor parties, have a more realistic chance of gaining seats. You may want to look at the Liberal Democrat Party, Family First, and Rise Up Australia as possibly in line with your values there. Australian Liberty Alliance and One Nation may also appeal - although in both their cases, I worry that they do cross into actual xenophobia, rather than just a healthy level of concern about immigration.

[melsec]

Hey Joseph,

You would have to check out your local candidates for a limited government conservative = there are some around but they are thin on the ground - seems everyone likes their well paying jobs. The Libs are the better of two evils. The last Prime Minister may have done ok in that area but he never had the ability or desire to negotiate with the Senate or even his own party and that is why he is now sitting on the back benches.

Good Luck

Mel