Jun 25, 2026 – 3.57pmThe history of Australian politics is littered with corpses of breakaway parties looking to scoop up disaffected voters fed up with the traditional offerings.The Australian Democrats, the Centre Alliance and the Australia Party have all made their mark over the past 50 years, but none have successfully broken the century-old major party duopoly.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles
Spender and Steggall’s gamble: Brilliant strategy, or a disaster waiting to happen?
The rise of One Nation has opened up big window on the political centre right. But it’s not clear if Australia’s newest party is ready to jump through it.
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