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There is something rotten in the state of Australian democracy, says Dr Klaas Woldring. He suggests proportional representation is the most obvious solution.
by Dr Klaas Woldring
The major parties’ falling membership
Membership of...
28 June, 2011 12:01 am / 1 comment
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Our democracy is under attack in Australia, writes Mark Aldridge, and those in positions of power don’t want you to know about it.
ELECTIONS in Australia over the past decade have endured many attacks on what we should be our most...
24 August, 2010 7:19 pm / 1 comment
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Just further to the previous post, Dr Klaas Woldring also had a brilliant article in the Sydney Morning Herald today on a similar topic. Here is the beginning:
“THE GROTESQUE soap opera that this federal election has become poses...
19 August, 2010 10:51 pm / no comments
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“Around 1030 non-major candidates, out of a total of 1198, present themselves for election this Saturday, and one would think that there must be plenty of them who favour governance reform, including a Republic. We suggest that...
19 August, 2010 2:44 pm / no comments
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Many pundits say that the federal election is going to be extremely close and the polling appears to confirm that. If the election is indeed close, then the possibility of a hung parliament in the lower house arises and Independents may...
17 August, 2010 9:57 am / no comments
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If you support Independent and honest democracy and find yourself in Adelaide on Wednesday afternoon, come down to Parliament House for an event being organized by Independent Senate candidate and democracy activist Mark Aldridge.
Independent...
16 August, 2010 8:06 pm / no comments