Good one, Is Mise !

I forgot to put this web-site up, the Coronavirus Disease Dashboard:

http://covid19.who.int/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMItsrKjLjM7AIVBA4rCh1F0QzAEAAYASAAEgJBP_D_BwE

The current situation in every country can be easily checked. No doubt Runner would say it's all fake news.

Joe

Is Mise,

A very wild and unlikely hypothesis, and an appalling assumption that 28% would vote for D. The Greens struggle to get 8% of the vote, and they are a bit better than candidate D.

It's recognised that the weaker a person's argument is the more outlandish he/she gets. You have demonstrated that, me old china. Let's just say that you disagree with me on this subject. No need to go off the deep end.

I probably have less faith in, and less liking for, the human race than average; but you outdo me. I have complete faith that candidate D would never get a guernsey in Australia.

ttbn,

First Past the Post;

Four candidates

"A" a popular hard worker and honest gets 26% of the vote,
"B" another popular bloke gets 24% and "C" who is an outstanding educator gets 22% whilst "D", who is a local football hero, gets 28% and is duly elected even though 72% of the voters don't think that he'd be a good representative.

How's that?

Sounds like a good system and fair!!

<<No one actually has to vote and compulsory attendance at a polling place to make sure that your name is crossed off is no more than a civic duty.>>

That is a disgrace to describe compulsory attendance at a polling booth as nothing more than a civic duty!

There should be no type of activity like that anywhere. Now is the time during a COVID-19 epidemic for political parties to 'back off' in terms of elections and voting - but they wont want to do that. It means losing control. The basic respect of humans in Australia is simply not there.

I also agree preferential voting should be optional and the voting system made more democratic.

I'm choking at the moment, even considering 'civic duty', forced on Australian people is acceptable, during a COVID-19 epidemic or not! What are civic duties are fine? I'd like to know!

Nathan,

No one was forced to attend a polling place, there were other options, Civic duty? How about Jury Service or paying taxes.

I don't know if this is universal, but in Adelaide, all local council voting is done by post. Forms are sent out to ratepayers a fortnight prior the the election date.

There is no reason why all voting could not be done that way, particularly amid the China virus. With the extra work, the disgraced Australia Post CEO would probably hand out more Cartier watches to everyone except the posties before she got pinged.

How about that? Public servants getting bonuses for doing jobs they are already overpaid to do. I thought Morrison's outrage was a bit of play acting though. As if he's going to do anything about it! Sacking wouldn't worry the woman, anyway. She's already a multi-millionaire. Another import, too, judging by the accent. We certainly need a people's choice swamp drainer like Donald Trump.