If you watch any of Senator Robert's Senate hearings they are on the right track even if like the last vote in the Senate was a negative regarding justice for all those disadvantaged by the mandates, he still made it public
I believe that they do not get enough votes due to the public not understanding how the system actually works mathematically, and still believe that a vote for them is a wasted vote when in fact there are no wasted votes in the Australian system of preferential voting, so that is a 100% lie by the main parties to try and eliminate any opposition to their joint rule