How very refreshing.
What would be the best outcome for your upcoming elections? Friends of our are moving there soon (not easy) and suddenly more interested in the politics of Australia.
The election of a Liberal/National coalition government with Tony Abbott as Prime Minister.
Australia has three major political parties - Labor, on the left (currently in government), and two conservative parties, the Liberal Party and the National Party - they are very similar in terms of policies, but remain separate in most states because the Liberals are a city based party, and the Nationals are rural, and the Nationals believe a merger would rob country people of representation. Most of the time when they are in government, the Liberal and National parties are in a formal coalition, with the Liberals providing the Prime Minister, and the Nationals the Deputy Prime Minister, and Cabinet containing members of both in rough proportion to their seats in Parliament.
Tony Abbott is a genuine conservative, and the coalition parties range from the centrist to the conservative.
There are other minor parties, which can win a few seats in the Senate, but in terms of overall government they don't really count.