Preview 2019 Federal Election

What are the three key issues of the 2019 Federal Election?

  • The economy

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Tax

    Votes: 2 40.0%
  • Government Services

    Votes: 2 40.0%
  • Climate policy

    Votes: 3 60.0%
  • Animal welfare

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Environment

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Wages

    Votes: 2 40.0%
  • Industrial democracy

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Superannuation

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Housing affordability

    Votes: 3 60.0%
  • Other

    Votes: 1 20.0%

  • Total voters
    5
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Well it’s getting close for those who can’t wait to vote. From Monday (29/4/19) the Pre-Polling venues will be open for business and, if the recent past is any indication, around a third of the votes will be cast in this way. I think that all voters should wait until the day of the election to cast their vote. A small % will have a valid reason for voting early however the vast majority of early voters just vote because they can and that’s not a good enough excuse.

Why should you wait?

1. Not all initiatives (policies) have been addressed.
2. Not all howlers have occurred.
3. Make it a family affair (if you can) and vote together. Saves on petrol. If you walk to the voting booth you save on petrol and get some exercise.
4. The democracy snag can only be savoured after you’ve cast your vote on Election Day. Beware of imitations.

I’ve tried to engender some enthusiasm for the electoral process over a couple of weeks and I’m prepared to accept that I’ve missed the mark. Only 3 people have responded to the poll (2 in reality). There have been contributions from other posters but let’s face it I’m in a room by myself and I’m talking to myself. I need to get out of the house.
 

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Call me idealistic but I think most of the decisions around policy need to be underpinned by the practice of social justice.
Sadly that has not been the case in recent times. Nor in most of human history. Neither here nor around the globe. As long as thinly disguised greed is the underpinning factor of all actions its a waste of time worrying about it.
Labor tries but can never get the numbers to transform things enough and far too many peoples innate selfishness really doesnt want them to succeed too much.
Liberals are a misuse of the word. Arch conservative take from the poor to give to the rich is their be all and end all. But they spend all their energy trying to pretend otherwise. And all too often folks get fooled.
Nationals is not something helpful to anybody that doesn't vote for them if their leaders in the last 25 years are anything to judge by. Lets face it they get to run a country at times by joining with a party they detest deep down.
The greens have no idea at all what they stand for.
The rest have even less. Either fascists or racists or bigots or stupid in various combinations.


Hope this helps.
 
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Juice media....absolutely the best!
The Parliament has a committee system that is just a waste of money. They look into this. They look into that. And then they split on party lines. Waste of ******* time. A court set up by the Parliament which is independent would soon stop the dodgy deals.

That ad was a pisser!
 
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The Parliament has a committee system that is just a waste of money. They look into this. They look into that. And then they split on party lines. Waste of ******* time. A court set up by the ParLigament would soon stop the dodgy deals.
This is the bit. Despite what they learn by commitee they split with no moral compass allowed. Thats the problem with party politics. And yet still independents are worse. :mad:
 
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