senate balance
Steve Fielding wants a new election too
Of course he’s not acknowledging that potentially providing multiple Double-Dissolution triggers over the next 9 months is blatantly in his self-interest – he’s just lost his Senate seat in the last election – under the reduced quota in place in DD elections, he stands a good chance of winning it back.
Senate balance
We already knew from the last few years and the introduction of Workchoices and more how having a Government majority in the Senate leads to an undemocratic failure of the Upper House’s role as a House Of Review. Now we see how having an Opposition majority can also lead to undemocratic obstructionism. The Liberal party, [...]
Confused by the Senate stuff?
Some excellent work: GetUp’s simple guide to Senate preference flows. It’s worth digging around the GetUp site for their various election guides – they have heaps of material looking at single issues, big pictures, voting records and more. I imagine most people reading this have been fairly firmly decided for a long time now, but [...]
Careful there voters! You can’t return the Boogieman like an unwanted Christmas present, you know! But Unca John can keep your economy safe…why won’t you trust me?
Now our Prime Minister is treating voters like heedless children who simply haven’t thought carefully enough about what change might mean. Mr Howard says there is always a risk with changing Government. And he warns voters flirting with the idea that a Labor election victory is not like an unwanted Christmas present, that can be [...]
A Green balanced Senate looking more likely
A good article from ABC Online: Election analyst Malcolm Mackerras has told Lateline the Greens will be in a very powerful position in the Senate after the election. “I believe that the result of this election in the Senate will be that we’ll finish up with 34 Coalition, 33 Labor senators, seven Greens, one Family [...]
Timing is everything
The Greens candidate for a Senate seat for the ACT, Kerrie Tucker, turned a late train to her advantage, (she had meant to have her announcement and the train’s arrival coincide), emphasising how the delay supported the Greens argument for more investment in the national rail infrastructure. Good one.
Pass it on
The GetUp! Save Our Senate 3-party ad is now on YouTube. The funding for free-to-air broadcast is limited, so the more people who see it the better.
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