It's just politics in a democratic system. Mainstream parties like the Liberals and Labor in Australia can't go far from what the Australian people will vote fo

It's just politics in a democratic system. Mainstream parties like the Liberals and Labor in Australia can't go far from what the Australian people will vote for. Apparently, the voters support measures against crime, especially terrorists or paedophiles. Presumably, Labor have done the calculations and think they will lose too much support if the Liberals are accusing them of being weak on crime.