In Australia a Liberal is a member of the Liberal party, which is equivalent to the Conservatives in the UK. The lesser of two weevils here is the Labor Party, although often it's hard to tell the difference. As they say - no matter who you vote for, a politician wins. I do the best I can by supporting the Greens who seem to have no chance of winning, but hey, you gotta start somewhere.

By the US definition I guess I would be a liberal. I believe in helping those less fortunate than ourselves, a fairer distribution of the wealth, and caring for the environment - more of an aging hippie, me.