After the next election, if we have a hung parliament, the independents could return Scott Morrison as prime minister

Here's why that would be a betrayal

Credit: Independent Australia

One of the most powerful lines the “Voices of” independents use in their campaigning is the idea that a vote for a sitting Liberal member is really a vote for Barnaby Joyce-type denialism.

The independents argue—compellingly—that as much as Dave Sharma or Jason Falinski or Tim Wilson tell their electorates that they are “new…