The compulsion to vote has served us well for more than a century and is the best way for the voices of all the people – even mute ones – to be heard one way or another. What could be more democratic than that?
As a former resident of the US,I can attest to the differences between the two nations. For starters,even in the hotly contested 2020 US presidential election,33 per cent of the voters abstained from voting. Even worse,the crazy electoral system in the US enabled the popular vote loser to become president in two of the last six presidential elections (George W. Bush in 2000 and Donald Trump in 2016).
Dutton is no Trump and his party are not MAGA idiots,yet the Coalition and Labor have different views on values.
Keith Pitt’s concern that an enforceable code of conduct would deter good people from entering politics is mystifying. It would appear that we have a different understanding of the term “quality”.
J.D. Vance is uniting a powerful group of Republican supporters and some former party faithful fear what it means for the future.
Maintaining the working harbour is absolutely essential,as it removes thousands of large trucks from our busy roads.
If Sydneysiders were like Parisians,we would be taking to the streets this weekend to demand the government rectify the motorway and tolling systems that bedevil motorists all over the city.
A blueprint has been drafted for how Trump’s administration would function if he wins back the White House. It’s every bit as menacing as critics report.
Greyhound racing has its problems. Those are well known,publicised and understood. But so does every industry,community,profession and so forth. Problems don’t mean cancellation. Problems mean a search for and implementation of solutions. That’s what adults do in the face of adversity.
Donald Trump’s defiant reaction after being shot shows he is no Joe Biden.
While some parents will always want to send their children to an independent school the possibilities if all other students attended their local high school are amazing. The local school’s NAPLAN results would be better. All students would live locally,rather than having to travel to a school out of their area.