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
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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
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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
Democratic politics in this country should not be reduced to a closed cartel operated by a few rich and powerful political parties.
Democratic politics in this country should not be reduced to a closed cartel operated by a few rich and powerful political parties.
this is a really bad and highly undemocratic idea
this is a really bad and highly undemocratic idea
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.
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.
No single party should have control of such an important office as the Senate.
No single party should have control of such an important office as the Senate.
This Senate recommendation will be the death of representative democracy in Australia
This Senate recommendation will be the death of representative democracy in Australia