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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 204161" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>Trinity, yours sounds similar to ours, except you don't have to vote for your senate. Mind you, even though we vote for ours, we usually only vote for half at a time otherwise the 'tablecloth' would be even bigger. Anyone wanting to get into parliament, the Senate is a cushy way to go, especially if you are going in with a major party. But you can even start your own political party, as long as you can organise enough publicity and make yourself sound at least half-serious. Various 'independent' or minor party groups (if your new political party is too small, you are considered an independent) have included:</p><p></p><p> Australian Fishing and Lifestyle Party</p><p></p><p>Carers Alliance</p><p></p><p>Cheaper Petrol Party</p><p></p><p>Climate Change Coalition</p><p></p><p>Help End Marijuana Prohibition (HEMP) Party</p><p></p><p>Non-Custodial Parents Party (Equal Parenting)</p><p></p><p>One Nation Western Australia</p><p></p><p>Pauline Hanson's One Nation (NSW Division)</p><p></p><p>Peter Andren Independent Group</p><p></p><p>Senator On-Line</p><p></p><p>Socialist Alliance</p><p></p><p>The Australian Shooters Party</p><p></p><p>The Fishing Party</p><p></p><p>What Women Want</p><p></p><p>These are ones that managed to get enough support to get on the ticket at all. Independents rarely get enough primary votes and have to rely on preferences, which is why they still need to butter up the major parties, or at least sound sufficiently sensible to provide a viable independent voice in parliament, as a potential brake on the government. Independents who DO get in can find themselves with the balance of power, which can be very lucrative indeed.</p><p></p><p>A Senate which is politically affiliated can cause serious problems - in 1976 (Nov 11) our Prime Minister was sacked by our Governor General, because he had been unable to get the Supply bill passed in the Senate - the opposing political party was blocking it, in order to force a constitutional crisis. Of course, once the opposing party's leader was put in as acting PM, they immediately allowed the Supply bill to pass, so government employees could be paid, at least.</p><p></p><p>Our House of Reps voting sounds the same as yours. Our ticket is tiny, usually only a handful of candidates, often only two - each of the two major parties. Each candidate is in our area, if elected would be representing the people who live in our electorate. For example, in our area our state MP actually lives in our village and is the current captain of our bushfire brigade (a voluntary job - his full-time job currently, is our MP). Our Federal MP is of the opposite party but actually, I believe they get on well and have worked together on a number of local projects. Our Federal bloke is a lawyer, I believe,. I've met him a few times, including when he was being put on the job for a local project.</p><p></p><p>Compulsory or not - there are arguments either way. Frankly, though, I would choose compulsory if only because it forces people to take an interest - as a result, although in Australia we might have a reputation for not giving a stuff about things, we DO get quite hot under the collar about politics. It can be a lot of fun - at least our barbecues can be quite fiery!</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 204161, member: 1991"] Trinity, yours sounds similar to ours, except you don't have to vote for your senate. Mind you, even though we vote for ours, we usually only vote for half at a time otherwise the 'tablecloth' would be even bigger. Anyone wanting to get into parliament, the Senate is a cushy way to go, especially if you are going in with a major party. But you can even start your own political party, as long as you can organise enough publicity and make yourself sound at least half-serious. Various 'independent' or minor party groups (if your new political party is too small, you are considered an independent) have included: Australian Fishing and Lifestyle Party Carers Alliance Cheaper Petrol Party Climate Change Coalition Help End Marijuana Prohibition (HEMP) Party Non-Custodial Parents Party (Equal Parenting) One Nation Western Australia Pauline Hanson's One Nation (NSW Division) Peter Andren Independent Group Senator On-Line Socialist Alliance The Australian Shooters Party The Fishing Party What Women Want These are ones that managed to get enough support to get on the ticket at all. Independents rarely get enough primary votes and have to rely on preferences, which is why they still need to butter up the major parties, or at least sound sufficiently sensible to provide a viable independent voice in parliament, as a potential brake on the government. Independents who DO get in can find themselves with the balance of power, which can be very lucrative indeed. A Senate which is politically affiliated can cause serious problems - in 1976 (Nov 11) our Prime Minister was sacked by our Governor General, because he had been unable to get the Supply bill passed in the Senate - the opposing political party was blocking it, in order to force a constitutional crisis. Of course, once the opposing party's leader was put in as acting PM, they immediately allowed the Supply bill to pass, so government employees could be paid, at least. Our House of Reps voting sounds the same as yours. Our ticket is tiny, usually only a handful of candidates, often only two - each of the two major parties. Each candidate is in our area, if elected would be representing the people who live in our electorate. For example, in our area our state MP actually lives in our village and is the current captain of our bushfire brigade (a voluntary job - his full-time job currently, is our MP). Our Federal MP is of the opposite party but actually, I believe they get on well and have worked together on a number of local projects. Our Federal bloke is a lawyer, I believe,. I've met him a few times, including when he was being put on the job for a local project. Compulsory or not - there are arguments either way. Frankly, though, I would choose compulsory if only because it forces people to take an interest - as a result, although in Australia we might have a reputation for not giving a stuff about things, we DO get quite hot under the collar about politics. It can be a lot of fun - at least our barbecues can be quite fiery! Marg [/QUOTE]
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