I've been voting 3rd party in the Senate since I first got to vote (originally the Democrats and lately Greens) but probably got that notion from my parents who would have instilled Don Chipp's "Keep the bastards honest" in me. I was hoping Turnbull might have taken up Fraser's manifesto for a new party but that seems to have gone nowhere now.
Interesting to read about the Unity2020 movement who are trying to chart a similar path of taking the centre but are likely doomed to fail unless someone pumps a few billion into their advertising. The lack of preferential voting also doesn't help their cause.
I personally find the calculation of the redistribution and weightings in the Senate to be fascinating - but the math probably goes over the head of a lot of people.
Interesting to read about the Unity2020 movement who are trying to chart a similar path of taking the centre but are likely doomed to fail unless someone pumps a few billion into their advertising. The lack of preferential voting also doesn't help their cause.
I personally find the calculation of the redistribution and weightings in the Senate to be fascinating - but the math probably goes over the head of a lot of people.