In light of these numbers, the question that is being asked is, why don’t One Nation and the Coalition form some sort of alliance to defeat Labor? We have seen in the UK a political realignment on the right with the rise of Reform. A similar realignment seems to be occurring here in Australia. History shows us that the dissolution of centre-right parties in Australia has occurred several times since Federation. The Australia – and its values – that we know and love, is slipping away.