<Flame suit on>
Its not Ozy politics you need, it's the Voting laws - Compulsory AT ALL
LEVELS from Municipal up, elections on Saturdays to make it relatively easy
for everybody to vote ( if you don't get marked off the Voting Roll, you
will get a Please Explain in the post, with a fine), and electoral
commissions run by the public service instead of politicians.....

And can anybody explain the logic of "Registered <party> voter" to me
please? Talk about wearing your heart on your sleeve...don't get me started
on electing sheriffs and Judges please..
:)
<flame suit off>

jp, native of Oz

-----Original Message-----
From: HP-3000 Systems Discussion [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of
KENT WALLACE
Sent: Tuesday, October 05, 2004 12:48 AM
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Subject: [HP3000-L] OT: Politics in Austrailia

I lived in Australia from 1974 to 1976.  I was in various small towns in
Queensland.  The politics were fascinating!  There were two parties.
For many days before the election two large flatbed trucks were parked
in the downtown area, maybe 100 feet from each other.  Two men, one in
each truck with  microphones talked(loudly) for many days before the
election.  Often YELLING at each other.

Many people we knew threaten to move to New Zealand if one party or the
other took office.  After the election no one moved.

We should have more Australian politics.

Kent Wallace
Boise , Id

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