The dems were founded by an ex-Liberal minister. They were supposed to be the socially liberal centrist alternative to the increasingly not-very-liberal conserv

The dems were founded by an ex-Liberal minister. They were supposed to be the socially liberal centrist alternative to the increasingly not-very-liberal conservative party called the Liberals. They moved left into competition with the more charismatic Greens and got wiped out. Unfortunately people in Australia don't seem to get the idea of LibDem parties and it is unlikely we will see one with decent leadership or candidates any time soon unless someone as high profile as Chipp leaves a major. I thought it might have been Turnbull but he doesn't seem interested and is so discredited by his record on the NBN I don't think he has much of a future.