Every Liberal who voted against faith-based schools and failed to support the Religious Discrimination Bill appears to have lost their seat, except one, which hangs in the balance.

The success of campaigns by the teal independents and the Australian Christian Lobby (ACL) show that the Liberals cannot win on the left, ACL has said following tonight’s election results.

A wise man once gave me a valuable principle for life.

“If you want to really understand an issue,” he said with a furrowed brow, “you shouldn’t just try to learn as much as you can about it.”

He paused, then explained himself.

“To really understand an issue, you need to grasp the organising principle that lies behind it.”