In a lengthy statement to the Daily Mail on Monday, Australia’s richest person broke her silence following the Coalition’s wipeout on Saturday night.
“The left media did a very successful effort, frightening many in the Liberal party from anything Trump, and away from any Trump-like policies” she wrote. Referencing a trip to the US before last November’s election, Rinehart said she had met with former Democrat voters who had since turned Republican.
“Why are Americans getting it, and we aren’t?” Rinehart said.
Her full statement:
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14678127/Gina-Rinehart-warning-federal-election-result.html
I don’t know about less conservative (I actually don’t know) but even the concepts of “conservative” and “right-wing” are different in the US. We don’t have much of that ingrained proudly-capitalist red scare rhetoric that’s normal in the US, comments like “free healthcare is socialist” would make most politically-aware Australians laugh, and make unaware Australians consider looking into socialism. We nationally don’t have a good opinion of the US, as far as I’ve seen, despite them being cultural and geopolitical allies to our government. We’re less prone to dynasties (Bush family, Clinton family) and electing actors (Reagan, Schwarzenegger, Trump), we have some expectation of professionalism.
We’re also less religious. Women have a greater chance of becoming president than open atheists.