I will be voting for the loose cannons and micro parties simply because as unpredictable as they are, they are the only real hope for democracy there is.

At least some of them make all the right noises about restoring and or delivering a greater level of democracy through more referendums or even direct democracy and, even obeying the constitution.

How many people here are aware that the "COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA" is a private company registered on the New York Securities and Exchange commission?

Don't believe me? do a search on it. Don't be surprised if your state is registered there too.

Notice how many federal govt departments have ABNs?

ever wonder why?

Personally, I refuse to vote at all because to do so is to legitimise the filthy, parasitic, child abusers of mainstream, ugly Australian politics.

Better in my book to abstain on that basis and claim either "religious duty" or pay a $20 fine.

Now, how does it go? Oh yes .. the filth in Canberra say that in order to save one or more children drowning at sea, that they must abuse one or more other children by locking them up, without charge or trial, indefinitely, in a situation known to produce adverse medical outcomes.

But of course, once these unfortunates have been supposedly "saved" they too then get abused until their poor little minds are broken beyond repair, and at best any "good health" thereafter can only be purchased at great expense in the form of specialist attention and medication.

It's not a game. And whatever it is you may be thinking at this very point in time as you read this, however great your confidence and pride in the mechanations of your own consciousness, know that that very place in your mind can be defiled, "raped" and shattered asunder by the ravages of mental illness.

To do this knowingly and willingly to minors is a great crime against humanity and there is only one fitting punishment for the offenders.

DreamOn - How would you stop the boats, knowing if you start letting children in the parents will send them on mass knowing that they will soon follow via family reunification?

Just look at the whole situation in Germany and the EU do you want that in Australia?

You might but I don't.

Referundemdrivensocienty,
I'm going to have to go with you on this one.
Any power to the minors, is power the majors won't get.
And that suits me fine.

I don't think we even have democracy at all.
We'd have to make the rules for them, just as they make the rules for us and not let them make the rules for themselves.

While I'm at it, (kind of unrelated) I don't like being labelled, not that I think I ever have been, come to think of it.
You know the 'right-wing, lefty, conservative, progressive' type labels etc.
The second anyone does this they make you a part of a 'gang'.
Some people like being part of a gang, others not so.

The big political parties, in some way can be likened to gangs, not too much different to asking whether you support the Rebels, the Banditos or the Finks.
Its all the same basic my gang V's your gang childish mentality.
I argue the issues themselves not gang mentality.

Did anyone else catch the Tony Abbott comment the other day, when he refereed to the government as The ABBOTT/turnbull Government. Even though Abbott has declared "no ambitions" for the top job, is he still pulling the strings in the background? Will a vote for the Coalition be a vote for three more years of Abbottism? It may well be,

Paul,

While you have a reputation for jumping to nonsensical conclusions, this time you have outdone yourself.

2007 to 2010 was known as the Rudd Gillard government, not because they co governed, but because they both were PM in the same term of government.