Commentary
A new post-centrist style of politics is emerging worldwide as the political centre weakens and voters shift both right and left.
The same has been happening in Australia as ever-more voters lose faith in the legacy two-party system—destabilising the old way of doing politics.
The current Australian federal election illustrates how disruptive the shift from the centre has been; it also shows how some politicians have learned quicker than others how to play the new game.
Although Australian politics may be more insulated from the upheavals in the United States, United Kingdom, and Europe, some broad patterns can still be observed. Both legacy political parties—the traditionally centre-right Coalition and centre-left Australian Labor Party (ALP)—together only attract around 50 percent of the voters.
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