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“You see, we do not have a two-horse (two-leader) race, or even a two-party race. For the first time we have a three-way race, and the third horse is a dark horse indeed. It is a collection of minor parties and independents who could easily change the face of Australian politics.”

“When voting below the line, a voter can rearrange the order within the Coalition column and can put all the Liberal candidates above the National candidates. This is even if a voter has put Labor, the Greens, a minor party or independent as their first choice.”

“… the campaign has not officially started, but all the indications are that for one reason or another neither side appears interested in laying out any clear set of measures to deal with the major problems.

We have to ask what those reasons are.
They are based in fear. And the well of negativity in Australia’s electoral history suggests the fears are well-founded.
Changes that would be for the overall good are doomed if any sub-set of voters would be worse off. Changes that would affect powerful interests will attract powerful, well-funded resistance…”