The popularity of the populist right points to an uncomfortable truth that both major political parties will have to confront in next month's federal poll.
The first topic David Leyonhjelm wanted to talk about after concluding last week that his gambit to switch from the Senate to the NSW upper house had succeeded was the worst crime in modern Australian history.
Port Arthur, where 35 people were murdered in 1996, is a tragedy the 67-year-old libertarian wonders about: was it carried out by just Martin Bryant?
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Aaron Patrick is the senior correspondent. He writes about politics and business from the Sydney newsroom. Email Aaron at apatrick@afr.com
