Commentary
The comprehensive electoral wipe-out of the centre-right in Australia appears to continue unabated with the defeat of the ruling Liberal-National government in the largest state, New South Wales (NSW) over the weekend.
It’s 5.5 million voters (Australia has about 17.3 million voters in all) delivered their verdict in a forceful manner with an approximate 6 percent swing.
Following on from the strong losses sustained by the centre-right in Australia’s other electoral contests in recent times the question needs to be asked, “why?”
The losses in Western Australia, South Australia, Victoria, and federally has seen what appears to be an unstoppable juggernaut roll through NSW as well. Time will tell whether the people of Queensland and Tasmania deliver a similar verdict….