Tag: AusPol

The right is losing its mind over preferential voting

The right is losing its mind over preferential voting

Fun fact: Preferential voting was introduced to federal parliament in 1918 — not to make elections fairer, but to stop Labor from winning power. Back then, Australia used first-past-the-post (FPTP): whoever got the most votes won, even without a majority. But when Labor looked like 

Australia’s Disraeli? Yeah, nah

Australia’s Disraeli? Yeah, nah

Reading some of the hagiography from the bobbleheads, you’d be forgiven for thinking Peter Dutton has become some modern-day Disraeli — a master strategist with rhetorical flair and an instinct for power. “Look how he defeated the Voice to Parliament referendum,” they proclaim. “Marvel at