"It simply means that whoever gets in, we are a deeply divided nation."
Rubbish!! The main parties in Australian politics only differ at the margins and there is no great divide between the parties nor between mainstream Australians. Even within the one family their can be a diversity of voting intentions thats how casual and decent mainstream Australians are.
Of course there is a great divide between the miniscule minority who are from the extreme right of politics and the extreme left. Most of those right wingers appear to congregate on this politics forum. Extreme left wingers dont appear to exist on this site.
