The Australian Democrats continue to exist as a shadow of their former selves. They have a similar mix of centrist policies to the past, and still use the "Keep the bastards honest" tag line, even though there's little chance they'll get enough people into the senate to be able to effectuate that.
It does seem that a lot of the vote they got at their peak have moved on to other parties (the socially progressive side to the Greens, and I think the centrist side will have found the Teals attractive), and I don't expect that it will ever get them back.
Policy wise I do see a fair bit to agree with, including better support for higher education and the arts, more action on climate change, more investment in science, improving public transport nationwide, and more.
They'll probably come ahead of the two majors, but I think they'll have other parties ahead of them. The Democrats also remain the only party I've met a former leader of.
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