Look at it this way.
The Independents and to a lesser extent The Greens
are slowly draining the ALP into submission - this will obviously be played out on the Federal Level of Australian Politics.
The Federal Level being the level of Politics that serves the International/Uk/USA as a priority over the Domestic wellbeing of Australia itself. The UK is served via the Governor-General and the USA is served via the Prime Minister (and the UK serves the USA anyway).
The Liberals will find their arena upon the State Level of Australian Politics, but they will discover the volitile Union(s) against them.
So it looks like the Confederates V the Unionists again here in the 'deep south' ...because Australia is a Federation.
Wonder if the Liberals will ask the Rebel Bikers to join their ranks?
Basically the former Heckle & Jeckle "tag-team" of Aust Labor Party V the Liberal Party holding the Australian public to ransom with "damned if you do and damned if you don't" is coming to an end. Take into effect that the Televisual/Newspaper Media serves the International whim as well, but the Internet is providing a new form of Politics and you will see this new Politics gain more power as an expression in Australia ...which in my view is good.
I'm voting for my local Campbelltown Independent.
Hopefully in a few more elections they will hold the majority of power and come together like Knights around a table if you know what I mean.
...so, you will see in about 20 years - Australian Politics having been turned inside-out.
...from the ashes of the Indie/Green V ALP will come the Republicans
and from the Liberals V Unions will come the Democrats.
From which it will be Republic defeats Democrats.