Final Thoughts on the 2025 Federal Election
In all the times that this writer has ever been involved either observing, analysing or being actively involved in politics, there has never been a more boring, vapid and, frankly, useless federal election campaign than the one that we are bearing witness to right now. A campaign devoid of any...
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Pre-Poll Booth Clash in Cherrybrook Has Police Called
Police have been called to a pre-poll booth in Cherrybrook. Volunteers for all candidates have been stationed at pre-poll booths around the Berowra federal electorate, speaking with voters and handing out flyers. On April 26, an alleged altercation between a volunteer for independent candidate Tina Brown and a volunteer for...
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What You Need to Know About Voting for the Senate
There are two houses in the Australian Federal Parliament. The Lower House is called the House of Representatives and the Upper House is called the Senate. The Senate has historically elected more members to the crossbench, with neither major party rarely achieving a majority. Former Prime Minister Paul Keating once...
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Making Your Vote Count at the May 3 Election
Welcome, to possibly the most confusing, jargon-laden – but certainly the fairest – voting system in the world. There is none which tries so hard to capture and reflect the wishes of all those who participate in it. At the Polling Booth Whether you’re voting early, or on polling day,...
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