ALP’s lucky win masks a rotten electoral system
The landslide victory of the Albanian government was built on only one third of the votes and reminded us that Australia’s election system was broken and delayed for reform, Dr Klaas Wolding.
An important discussion about proportional representation The old leader of the greens was heard in ABC when interviewed recently. Paul Barclay that Australian Institute. MS Christine Milne“A vote, a value”Gave an extraordinary explanation of the widespread use of proportional representation, especially in European countries.
The greens in Australia rejected this fundamental value of democracy in the lower houses of parliament. Although they are relatively strong in the Senate, if the big parties unite to prevent green policies in that room, the future does not look good. In August, there will be a major ALP conference about critical policy positions such as taxes and housing, but so far has not mentioned about the election system, Constitution and the Republic.
Certainly, time has come for brave reforms and action. The defenders of alternative options should be invited to talk at this conference. If the Alpine will renew the policy program significantly, he should invite speakers, including those who are not members like Christine Milne, rather than members.
However, it shows that the 2025 election and immediately after the first major decisions were the continuation of the ultra -guaranteed approach. Albanian The team was accepted before this election. Actually, worse than that, if someone listens to the defense WoodSide decision By the Minister of Climate Change and Energy Chris Bowen In a new ABC program. A few sincere big articles Sydney Morning Herald – for example, Ross Gitins And before, Ross GarnautHe also expressed disbelief about this decision – a few letters to the editor.
Due to the weak performance of the former liberal party leader and the election system, the election win turned 34.5 percent for the Alp into a comfortable majority (62.7 percent). This was a very lucky result for Alp and potentially for Australia. However, if it is still necessary, he showed that Australia’s election system is not clearly democratic and that such a result could go next time.
Given this chance, Alp is now in a great position to provide major policy and system changes. Until now, Gitins suggestedAlbanian only one ‘Plan to Make’. Chris Bowen advocated the Woodside decision and suggested that we could get a net zero to 2050 (instead of 2070) if we were able to take other measures nationally. There was no view that expresses what the impact of gas exports would be in other countries.
An important underlying problem is the election system that does not go fairly in the House of Representatives to the Greens. The need for a major election system change is urgent. The current system is usually made by Parliament after each federal election. Permanent Committee on Election Topics. This committee is always dominated by the big parties. This is definitely not a reform committee, in reality it is far from it.
In addition, the contention of these large parties cannot be defined as “discussion .. Most voters had enough; This is reflected in the outcome of the last five or six federal elections. Especially young people want serious reform. Westminster Heritage one -member election zoneThe origin of the two -party system, no longer, no longer offers a healthy democracy.
Intellectual SINGLE VIOLENCE VOTE System – what we have in Australia – a democratic system is clearly wrong. This was also shown by the result of the 2025 Federal elections. Instead of single -member regions, Australia should be transported to multi -member regions. Considering the very high percentage of voters living in big cities, it probably uses even with some special provisions for regions or probably for the country regions. The parties can offer candidates’ party lists, but each voter has only one vote for one party.
What we don’t see in the printed media is evaluations about alternative selection systems, none. Unfortunately, our universities have failed the society, except for a few progressive academics. Very few journalists think that it is useful to ask the obvious question: why, what can this be done and what can be done?
The big parties themselves are certainly the last people who raise such questions. One of the reasons why the information of alternative voting systems is so insufficient is that civil education education in high schools is increasingly insufficient. After the commercialization of higher education since the mid -1990s, political courses have sometimes disappeared.
It is not the fact that in the lower houses of the parliaments are just a fair and effective representation, therefore not only pork barrels and influential alternatives that prevent the Democratic Government. It is virtual impossibility for the administrative party to encourage the bold alternative legislation, major renovations and longer -term projects. When the voting system deterred to take risks in parliaments, Australia continues to lose great opportunities. This has continued for a long time.
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Dr. Klaas Woldring, an old associate professor Southern Cross University and the former meeting of ABC Friends (Central Coast).
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