Political government control is on a scale Anarchism(Libertarian) little or no control to Fascism(Authoritarianism) complete control. Civil liberty and freedom comes at a cost of a more Authoritarian government.

Government Economic policy ranges from planned economy Communism on the left wing to a free market economy  Liberalism/neo-liberalism/ordo-liberalism on the right wing. The centre is referred to a social democracy.

Most western world countries are liberal/neo-liberal economies on the right wing. Australia's two main political parties both use liberal/neo-liberal economics but have different approaches in implementing their economic policies. 

Its seems more like a case of things being laws but people stop really prosecuting people over it but don't remove the law. Which of course is very problematic in the long term if Australia were to suddenly become a fascist state or something. Which is why I vote for parties that takes issues in laws like that even existing ;)

Well according to political compass to increase our civil liberties and freedoms as individuals means electing the Greens.  The Greens want to increase income taxes and have a 50% tax bracket, increase corporate tax to 33%, reinstill death duties taxes, introduce family trust funds tax and road congestion tax, eliminate fringe benefit tax, increase tariff's on car imports and tax the mining industry 50%.

Umm...I'd rather have an Internet filter.  

An excellent point.  As with most things political, we're looking at shades of grey rather than black or white.  A nuanced position is certainly easier to advocate.

The positions of Nationals and Labor are mixed up. The Nationals are more Socialist(left wing) than modern Labor. The Nationals want all the subsidies and government assistance to maintain the survival of farming regional towns. Mining is only prevalent in North West of Australia, Northern Territory and North Queensland. SA, VIC and NSW have little or no mining and have to rely on other industries for their economies.

The Nationals are considered more Socialist than the modern Labor Party. The Nationals want all they can get for the bush and be subsidised to maintain the survival of the farming and regional centres. Nationals  want their electorates to be bailed out and kept on life support by the government. 

Both Labor and Liberals have failed to adequately fund the farming regional centres. The Australian outback has been neglected by 30 years of incompetent governments on both sides of politics. Now it is time the bush gets more support and financial assistance to ensure the survival of the Australian outback farming towns. 

Independents now hold the balance of government power and they have won $10 billion in funding for regional Australia. Country projects will now be prioritised ahead of city projects. 

The mining tax was a huge political issue in 2010 and solely lead to the axing of Kevin Rudd because he could not sell the tax and he would not negotiate on the mining tax or even change the tax rate. Julia Gillard was installed in place of Kevin Rudd to kill off the negative vibe from the mining tax which would have seen a Rudd Labor smashed at a Federal election. The appointment of Gillard saved Labor at the election and the mining tax rate was quickly put to bed.

Yes, Labor lost seats to the Coalition and others but they sneaked back into government under Gillard.  Gillard may well be ousted within a year or two and Tony Abbott may well become the next PM in an early election. Gillard and Labor may win back support and increase their hold on government. Nothing is certain in life besides death and taxes.

Yeah, couldn't agree more.  We have a similar problem in the US, where things that used to be illegal under the constiution later aren't with no changes being made to the actual document.