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Political parties will die on Saturday : Comments

By Everald Compton, published 20/5/2022

Election 2022 will result in Australians choosing a minority ALP Government. Many Independents will be elected and the Greens will enhance their numbers.

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Can only but hope.
Throwing out the Neanderthal liberals and their National associates can only be a positive.
Posted by ateday, Friday, 20 May 2022 9:44:07 AM
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Polls and pollsters have been spectacularly wrong before! While there could be some changes in some seats? the Teals are likely to support the coalition? The lead in the polls by Labor has evaporated and who will govern as a minority government will only be apparent in two days once the booths are closed! I feel the Nats will lose most of their parliamentary team as the preferences that have kept them afloat may go to the teals in many cases? And because Farmers are more concerned with climate change than whether or not a few foreign controlled or owned coalmining companies go under?
Alan B.
Posted by Alan B., Friday, 20 May 2022 10:29:19 AM
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Fascinating post! I will defer to the authors age and experience at this stage but whenever predictions are made they usually turn out to be spectacularly wrong, mine certainly have.
It will take many days Alan B to sort out the actual numbers and rest assured the Teals are ALP to their bootstraps. You cannot get more ALP than a doctor or their partner. Farmers understand climate better than politicians and any examination of 150 years of weather shows Global Warming despite name changes is just another scam.
Personally I hope the real independents wipe out the majors and ensure the last two years of suffering is never repeated.
This topic should be revived next week and we can have a general confession of our sins.
Posted by JBowyer, Friday, 20 May 2022 12:16:57 PM
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I'd not at all be surprised if the Coalition romps in with a huge majority considering the expose' of the real antics of any of the Left factions.
Posted by Indyvidual, Friday, 20 May 2022 12:34:10 PM
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I have long thought that we should not have 'parties' at all.
We should vote for the most capable candidate in our local area?
Just like selecting a person to fill a role in any business or work place.
We should set out to select a person (who is paid) to represent, in the parliament, the ideas and opinions of our local area.

Of course that means we must take the time to study all of our local candidates, in order to select the best of the bunch.
That might be difficult, as they rarely put in an appearance, even at election time. ^_^
And what to do if none are suitable?
An electorate needs to be able to reject all of the candidates who are applying?

Assuming we get to have a parliament of entirely suitable persons, they then need to be 'structured'.
Someone must be chosen to be official spokesperson, who can also represent the government at social and official functions.
Others to fill ministerial portfolios, with similar duties?
In whatever way this is achieved, one must hope its implementation is both common-sense and logical.

With the rise of independents, it seems we might at last be heading towards the birth of an ideal parliament?
This coming Saturday afternoon and evening should show us the lie of the land.
It might even be entertaining for us to observe how the situation unfolds, as counting proceeds.
One can but hope that the new parliament will not be subject to all the scuffling and unrest which pervades our present arrangement.
Posted by Ipso Fatso, Friday, 20 May 2022 12:41:26 PM
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This sounds like an absolute nightmare.
Thankfully it is almost certain to remain as the OP's fever dream.
Posted by hadz, Friday, 20 May 2022 2:05:16 PM
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