Australia: Political harmony lies in serving needs of voters and nation, by Gary Johns, who was a minister in the Keating Labor government, when Labor reflected the values of old Labor — before moving to the new left’s identity politics and electoral coalition of the fringes.

One Nation is not a revolt of the toothless, tattooed and white: the “deplorables”. This is bigger than class.

Roberts says many of the party’s supporters are “sick of the Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra axis”. But this is bigger than geography.

Roberts also says: “Tradies are big supporters.” And this is bigger than a private enterprise mindset.

Antony Green, the ABC’s election analyst, says: “There’s an underlying issue of … values that is not related to class. One Nation support taps into that divide.”

Roberts believes that he knows what those values are: “A moral compass and a strong work ethic.”

This is closer to the mark than class and geography and the employment contract. It shouts — old Labor and conservative Liberal/Nationals — conservative values.

In net terms, One Nation is picking up well-educated conservatives in Liberal seats, less well-educated Liberals and Labor voters in Labor seats, and all three in Nationals seats. …

Catherine Hanrahan’s (ABC) analysis suggests that the One Nation vote is higher in areas with more Australian-born voters, higher in disadvantaged suburbs, higher in areas where fewer voters are tertiary-educated, with a weak negative correlation between the number of votes for One Nation and the local Muslim population.

Greens and Muslims:

Nevertheless, some Muslims are clear about One Nation; seven Perth-based imams are instructing their flock to vote Green in the Legislative Council at the WA election next month. The Greens are running a Muslim convert, Toni Pikos-Sallie, who “fears bigotry” from Hansonites.

Strewth, a Muslim Green calling someone a bigot. But I digress.

hat-tip Stephen Neil