In Australian election race, Trump 'chaos' is making a conservative vote risky

Yes, as the libs (named for monetary policy not social policy, so conservative) shifted right, labor has too. They have also adopted a lot of the same policies, so as not to be wedged. However abandoning their position on key human rights issues makes them unpalatable to many on the left.

It's decidedly odd that the policies that are their downfall are the ones that are copies of Trump's. Anf going on polling, the poicies that seems to be tripping up Trump on immigration are the same as those adopted by both parties here. While the tariffs are awful policy for America, they don't affect Australia as much as other countries, yet they get all the headlines.

I hope that other countries starting to lean right get a rude awakening from how these populist policies play out. Cutting jobs for government efficiency doesn't work if you just slash left and right.