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Tony Abbott: Don't gift the Greens the permanent balance of power in the Senate

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Nicholas Smith
11 years ago

Democratic politics in this country should not be reduced to a closed cartel operated by a few rich and powerful political parties.

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Nicholas Smith
11 years ago Featured

Democratic politics in this country should not be reduced to a closed cartel operated by a few rich and powerful political parties.

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edward Worrall
11 years ago

this is a really bad and highly undemocratic idea

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edward Worrall
11 years ago

this is a really bad and highly undemocratic idea

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John Humphreys
11 years ago

The big parties all agree that they should be given more power. What a surprise. The proposed changes would ensure that the Greens controlled the balance of power for the foreseeable future, and that is not what a majority of Australians want.

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John Humphreys
11 years ago Featured

The big parties all agree that they should be given more power. What a surprise. The proposed changes would ensure that the Greens controlled the balance of power for the foreseeable future, and that is not what a majority of Australians want.

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Marcos Fernandes
11 years ago

No single party should have control of such an important office as the Senate.

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Marcos Fernandes
11 years ago

No single party should have control of such an important office as the Senate.

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Luke Barnett
11 years ago

This Senate recommendation will be the death of representative democracy in Australia

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Luke Barnett
11 years ago

This Senate recommendation will be the death of representative democracy in Australia