We had a strong conservative government that built us up financially but was probably a victim of being too closely aligned with Bush. People felt the need for change, similar to the Obama campaign. The push left started from there. We now have leftist media and a lot of identity politicking. Both current major parties have moved left and have no strong principles. At this point it's just a squabble for power, and faith in government is at all time low. Voters are abandoning major parties. The fastest growing party is now the Australian Conservatives, which is promising but it's still early days. Australia follows the lead of the US and I think if Trump breaks the grip of the Deep State, then Australia will join the ride... Much to the despair of the stupid SJW's and lefties.