Poor voting system gives Albo unexpected Senate control
The coming parliament must reform our horrible Senate voting system, although recent events have soured my optimism.
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The coming parliament must reform our horrible Senate voting system, although recent events have soured my optimism.
Switzer Daily 3 February 2021 The time has come for me to make my Australian political predictions for the next eighteen months, beginning with election dates. The first point to note is that the federal elections are, technically speaking, the fourth most proximate. The most proximate is the general election for all members of Western Australia’s Legislative Assembly and Legislative Council. The fixed date is 13 March 2021. The second most proximate is the general election for all members of South Australia’s House of Assembly and half its Legislative Council. Those elections will be hel...