Yuyutsu,

As far as I'm concerned, you can ride a bike in the nude if you really want to. Have you thought of telling the nannies that you have a hard head and no brains to be dashed out? We could all make stat decs to that effect for you.

Dear Critic,

<<Can anyone tell me how I can vote, avoid fines but ensure the major parties NEVER EVER get my vote?>>

I have the same concern. Until last month it was not possible at all and it is still not possible for the lower house, but now at least it will be possible for the senate: simply number in your preferred order all the minor parties above the line and leave the boxes above the major parties empty.

You can then place only the senate paper in the envelope, or if you prefer you could draw a rude picture on the lower-house ballot paper - the upper-house paper will remain formal.

Our pollies are all owned by bankers and their corporate shills. It matters not who you vote for, as bankers own them all via their debt money creation system.

Hasbeen et al,

MT's spending political capital to bring on a DD that can only help LNP aspirations, not hinder. It is absolutely necessary if Australia is to climb out of gridlock. Some progress, in some direction, is needed, including facing down the building union extortion costing us all.

Abbott was the best thing Shorten had going for him, and he's gone, be happy, and be happy Shorten is still there.

Abbott couldn't have pulled off a DD election with his standing amongst the majority of Australians alienated by his oafish non-prime-ministerial shenanigans in office, including buying spill votes with taxpayer money to save his political hide. He just isn't the right stuff, sorry.

MT has a strong platform to work from, incumbency, the fact Australia wants him to succeed after too leadership instability since Rudd's dumping, representation on the world stage that doesn't make us wince, the ability to string words together without mantra or auto-cue. A DD election win can only give him the cred to further LNP aspirations.

What's not to like? Yes, he can waffle, and he has disappointed me and many on issues, but we've seen a lot worse.

Labor dropped the ball and it's play on. Get it done MT, and take us with you.

Hey Rhosty,
Thanks for the info.
I heard two people tell me two different things, one person said if I donkey-vote that someone still gets my vote while others said that its not counted.
That said, if I do understand how to vote for the right things or the right people I'm willing to do so.
I don't want to throw my vote away if doing so is only making things worse.

I think the whole systems twisted.
What say if the people wanted politicians to keep their election promises or stop them lying?
How do we vote for that? We can't can we?
Wouldn't they have to bring the matter up themselves?
Like that's ever going to happen.
They would never do anything that wasn't in their interests.

This why I always say its "Us" and "Them", and we need to put them in jail when they do the wrong thing.
But how do we do that?
None of them will put forward they should have a Prison for when they mess up.

They make the laws that govern themselves.
This is where the system is so wrong.
It would almost be comical to assume we have democracy if it wasn't such a serious issue.

Hey Yuyutsu,
Thanks for the info.
I'm writing down your instructions for future reference.
But I don't know who backs or is behind the minor parties or what they support or believe in either.

I know you don't like nationalism, but I'm starting to think this (loss of) is the cause of all our problems.
Without Nationalism we've devolved into a bunch whining individuals all fighting amongst ourselves supporting different PC causes.
It's chaos, I was never a big flag waver but I see whats happening.

What's not to like Luciferase, just about everything.

With this clown, if actually elected in his own right we will get, the Republic, carbon trading for his banker mates, the mining tax, & any more he can dream up to give him the money to buy votes. Just a little look at his recent wet dreams of how to get more money to buy votes should have warned you, & everyone else.

Just like KRudd, a new half baked thought bubble every day.

This bloke is the worst kind of lefty, just like KRudd. First they want to be loved & admired, so they throw our money at anything that moves, trying to buy both. Posing as a Liberal, it will take even longer for the perceptionally challenged to wake up to him.

The ego that requires that admiration has them believing they are smart, when they are exactly the opposite due to the requirement to have that ego stroked. They think they know best, regardless of how often they are proved wrong, so they refuse to accept good advice, but fall for the slight of hand.

How can it take people like you so long to realise Turnbull is KRudd Mk 2, the new improved version. More arrogant, with an even bigger ego, & even less common sense or ability. I wonder if he uses the same hair dresser.