The Lower House Independents and Greens mostly say they will take their stand on issues as they come up, but at least one is very conservative. The others are a bit more likely to block a Turnbull government's worst policies, especially if they can get something in return.
The Senate is another case - thanks to Malcolm calling a double dissolution (we normally vote for half the Senate at each election, as I understand you do), minor parties and Independents can be elected with smaller numbers (I['m not sure why that is so, but that's what the experts say). As a result we look like having three One Nation senators (Pauline Hanson heads the party, and she's a racist nutter who could give Trump a run for his money). We also have a broadcaster and former TV personality, Derryn Hinch, who's an ultra-conservative egomaniac who really cares only about promoting himself. Labor and the Greens together might have the numbers to block the worst legislation, but there will be some currently unknown minor players who could come from either right or left. I hope some of them will be good people - my daughter and I spent ages researching the minor parties so we could choose the most ethical people, and I hope at least one of them gets in!
Malcolm will probably keep his job as PM, because the Libs really don't have anybody else who's even halfway able to do the job. Tony Abbott is promoting himself tirelessly, but the electorate have already shown they don't care for him at all, so I don't think he has a chance unless the party really has a death wish.
It's as though time has stopped here at the moment - my work involves working with advertising agencies among others, and they are doing nothing. I imagine retail is the same - we just don't know what's ahead for us right now.
And here's a photo of Hawke & Keating at the campaign launch:
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