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◆ THE IDEOLOGY ATLAS

Liberal Party of Australia

Australia

Basis for the estimate: Platform: centre-right, lower taxes, nuclear power proposal, tighter migration.

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Political placement

Map dimensionScore (0–100)PositionReading
Economic
Collective / planned ↔ Market
72toward market
Social
Progressive ↔ Traditional
56near the center
Authority
Libertarian ↔ Authoritarian
36near the center
National identity
Cosmopolitan ↔ Nationalist
65near the center
Foreign policy
Non-intervention ↔ Intervention
65near the center
All nine underlying dimensions
DimensionScoreReading
Economic ownership
Collective ownership ↔ Private ownership
75toward private ownership
Civil liberties
Civil liberty ↔ State restrictions
51near the center
National identity
Cosmopolitan ↔ Nationalist
65near the center
Social and cultural values
Progressive ↔ Traditionalist
60near the center
Political governance
Democratic ↔ Autocratic
20toward democratic
Equality and hierarchy
Egalitarian ↔ Hierarchical
66toward hierarchical
Economic management
Free market ↔ State planning
34toward free market
Military intervention
Non-intervention ↔ Intervention
65near the center
Religion and government
Secular state ↔ Religious authority
48near the center

Party scores are estimated from platforms and records; individual members can differ. How scores are made.

Key positions (estimated)

StatementPositionBasis
The means of production should ultimately be owned collectively.Strongly disagreesestimated
Opposition parties should be free to compete in elections.Strongly agreesestimated
Central economic planning is preferable to decentralized market decisions.Strongly disagreesestimated
A national religious authority should have the power to veto legislation.Strongly disagreesestimated
People should be free to criticize the government without fear of legal punishment.Strongly agreesestimated
National borders should become less important over time.Strongly disagreesestimated
Foreign wars should be avoided unless national territory is directly threatened.Strongly disagreesestimated
Class distinctions should gradually disappear.Strongly disagreesestimated
Medical gender transition should not be available to minors.Agreesestimated
Military aid to countries resisting invasion is worth the cost.Agreesestimated

Closest ideologies

National Liberalism90% similar positionModerate Conservatism88% similar positionNeoconservatism88% similar positionConservative Liberalism86% similar positionOne-Nation Conservatism86% similar position

Most similar parties

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Sources

Last reviewed October 11, 2026.