I thought it is the National Party that is the more conservative political party in Australia (our right). Liberal PArty more in the center and Australian Democrats/Greens to the left...
RE: I thought it is the National Party that is the more conservative political party in Australia (our right).
Well, the National Party traditionally representing graziers, farmers, and rural voters. Their main role as giving a voice to Australians who live outside the country’s metropolitan areas. They have traditionally been anti-big union.
I am not certain, but there has been talks for sometime to MERGE with the Liberal Party.
Not exactly - although it's easy to understand why you might have that impression.
The Liberal and National Party's are virtually identical when it comes to policy. The only reason they are not the same party (and they are in part of the country) is that the Nationals generally represent rural constituencies, and worry that if they merged with the Liberals, the interests of rural voters would become less visible in a city-dominated Liberal-National Party. National voters are probably more conservative on average than Liberal voters but the parties are pretty much the same.
Both parties have a conservative core, but have some members towards the centre. Labor has a generally socialist core, but again, some members towards the centre. The Greens are heavily left, virtually universally. There are other more minor parties that only hold a handful of seats and they are all over the place.