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How Compulsory Voting Subverts Democracy

“In a true democracy voting is not compulsory." writes Peter Barry

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Sex Party could help Pauline slip into senate

While Labor seems to be sailing to a fate similar to the original Titanic come September 7, a swirling maelstrom of murky Senate preference deals could provide life jackets to a very mixed bag of Senate hopefuls including Pauline Hanson, writes John Mikkelsen 

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'On track' for a surplus? Not good enough

Temporary deficits have a tendency to become entrenched - just ask the US. If Tony Abbott fails to return the budget to surplus quickly, Australia could face the same fate, writes Chris Berg at The Drum.
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http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-09-03/berg-on-track-for-a-surplus/4931502

 

AWU Scandal Gets to Court Again

AWU Scandal article by Andrew Bolt

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Big spending Beattie and Rudd perfect partners

Thanks to Joe Owen for this awesome article about Beattie and Rudd's "economic excellence".

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Labor's just a bit rich moment

It appears Labor's election ad cycle has hit a snag with the interesting revelation that its key advertisement attacking Tony Abbott and the Coaltion is driven by an actress who apparently refused to pay $15 dollars to a family operated small business for delivery of expensive hand made spanish tiles.

It has been confirmed that Labor used actors for their most recent ad. However it would be useful if the goverments small business minister would explain whether he endorses the position of the actress in this ad, who refused to pay $15 delivery for expensive hand made spanish tiles.

In a time when small business is expected to tighten their belts under the odious regulation and increased taxation imposed on them by this government, it seems a bit rich that an eastern suburbs housewife would be considered by "ALP Strategists" as representative of the broader Australian community.

Perhaps Labor instead of trying to run teflon coated television campaigns whose actors don't truly reflect real Australia, should do a bit of their own 'renovating' in relation to their communications strategy.

Apparently all that keeps the 'actress' going is the thought that: 

"Somewhere in a factory in Sydney is a dishwasher with my name on it. A stylish stainless steel dishwasher that only makes 42 decibels of noise".

Just a bit rich Labor, Just a bit rich!

 

UPDATE:

Andrew Bolt's blog has more:

New Face of the Working Class

Timothy W. Humphries is Assistant Managing Editor of Menzies House

What does a Katter/Rudd preference deal mean for Australia?

Bernard Gaynor reflects on the implications of a Katter/Rudd preference deal in the upcoming election.

http://bernardgaynor.com.au/what-does-a-katterrudd-preference-deal-mean-for-australia/

 

Turning a blind eye, funding Indonesia's genocide in West Papua, What's the risk?

The down fall of dictators and the transition to democratic governments are opportunities to give citizens suffering under these repressive regime hope for a brighter future, writes Anthony Craig.

Opening up these countries to economic growth, democratic freedoms and opportunities is key. Yet most democracies believe or state they will, follow international treaties and conventions against torture, genocide and support for human rights.

Sadly, some regimes are not truly democratic. The fall of the Suharto regime, a military dictatorship in Indonesia in the late 1990's opened the door for those suffering years of oppression, to taste freedom for the first time. East Timorese was given a democratic vote after years of oppression, supervised by the United Nations in 1999.