Grumpy Old Nasho

We're in new times, and it's a case of "Out with the old, and in with the new". The slate needs to be wiped clean.

Why have voting then? Why should I go and vote if nothing will change?

Aaah but new parties may come along with new and very attractive policies .. What then? if they win a sizeable chunk of votes, say, 35% primary votes, and look like they'll do even better next time. Do you think the ALP and Coalition will lie down and let democracy take it's course?

It's my way of protesting. I've never felt any affinity with the major dumb parties, nor our "Pommie" Westminster style of government. It creates perpetual disenfranchisement of about 30% of the electorate. And majority rule of 50 + 1 is dinosaur stuff, it needs to be more than that, a lot more. The ALP and the Conservatives have ruled since 1901, and that should tell us how rigged the political system is. Can you imagine Australia ever being governed by any other parties? Be honest with your answer.

Dutton hasn't come up with much has he? Just nuclear power and sacking Govt workers. And the only thing Albo has come up with is: "In Australia's best interests", and, "We are still good friends with the United States, but not Trump" Are these two really worth voting for? I'm staying home thank you very much.

Australia is the Titanic now ... just check the election results as they come in. The dumb major parties will be watching their preference votes more closely than their primary votes.

No because other useless and unnecessary bureaucracy would go the way of the Dodo.

Yeah it would be large, and nationwide, about a thousands members to start with, with different jobs for different members, all working together in harmony, each backing the other up, one for all, all for one.

Yes we need a bill-of-rights, and it should be a very long list of rights.

It's only preference voting that props up minority tallies here, so no real difference. The same duopoly gets in every election.

I don't know why they don't bring it in for the common voters, it would be near impossible then to scribble nasty graffiti on the on-line virtual ballot paper.

I've been to plenty of polling booths, just not lately.

I could get any girl I want, a lady working in a shop once told me. The thing is, she didn't tell me how.

Give it up, I haven't met a nice lady at a polling booth yet.

No problems facthunter. It's one of those adventures you go on with an open mind and reap the rewards if you don't stuff up. That's how I'm looking at it.