Greens Ludlam drops an F-bomb attacking Abbott Govt, page-76

In the case of individual politicians representing an electorate. I think those voters have to also understand that politicians who represents them belongs to a party. The party has its own policies, so these have to be taken into account

That's true. And it explains why the Gillard/Rudd government only existed on the say-so of independents Windsor and Oakeshott.