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Today's paper mentions how many people were prosecuted for not voting in 2007. 64

I don't think I've read a better definition of what cynicism is... I hope the little ladies selling cakes just inside the gates don't get a serve too, what with their outrageous behaviour of trying to siphon away your appetite on a spongecake.

(Looking at Victoria only) The Sex Party allocating their last preferences to Family First! No, the Libs continuing to wash their hands of One Nation, the DLP continuing to even bother to exist, and the Shooters and Fishers playing funny buggers. Yes, it's pretty much logical and ultimately...

This is a pretty good website to look up exactly where your preferences automatically go if you just put a 1 above the line on your Senate ballot paper: https://www.belowtheline.org.au/ Some interesting deals as to directing of preferences have been done...

That may unfortunately be the case in some cases but "vast" is a bit strong. To be cynical though it probably could be argued it's why how-to-vote-cards exist - "I couldn't be bothered understanding the preferential voting system I'll follow this glossy card". Well, 75% are according to your...

Not sure what you mean, laziness doesn't come into it. You have to fill in every box for the House of Reps (lower house) to make your vote valid.... (technically you can get away with not filling the last box in as the value in the last box would be assumed). Perhaps you're getting confused...

Brain dead members are only offered in safe seats because they attract the votes of brain dead voters. It works better in some seats rather than others. Let's take your example of the seat of Herbert, which for those that don't know is based on Townsville and immediate surrounds. The same...

Look, it can be quite difficult to recognise.

I think what's happened is that someone renowned as being as uber-sarcastic as you has actually been outdone as to sarcasm and just doesn't believe it. You were caught out with what I said, took it literally and missed the sarcasm, said I was "so bright, etc" and then threw your toys out of...

I was being sarcastic. I'll start on North Queenslanders next.

So for the next 8 sleeps propose nothing, have no new policies, etc. just in case he says something Abbott-esque? And, after he wins the election via that method and everyone starts thinking he's not such a bad bloke, he can then resume espousing all sorts of rubbish. Great.

Of course, extracting rent from Rooty Hill bogans is great. Sure they're dills who lead questionable lifestyles but the colour of their money is the same as anyone's. You just have to be quick though to ensure you get it before it ends up down the pokies.

Not so much interested in post-election decision-making at this time, more about who wins first. If the swinging voters (ie. Howard's battlers who became Kevin 07ers) swing back to the coalition, the coalition gets in. The future IS definitely in their hands. And I'll proffer that these...

ie. like the ones at Rooty Hill last night. If the future of the country is in that audience's hands, then we're in big trouble.

No, a donkey vote is where you just put in 1,2,3,4,etc. down (or up) the ballot paper next to the candidates' names without any thought. The candidate from whichever party whose name has been drawn to be listed first on the ballot paper benefits most. And a donkey vote is not an informal...

Why incur a $110 fine? Just vote informal, or collect your ballot paper and take it home with you.

I've still got a Vote Bob Katter sign I "found" nailed to a tree on the Charters Towers Road back in 1999. Funny man. It takes pride of place in my pool room.

Oakeshott and Windsor both have National Party backgrounds too, so could be expected to favour the Coalition in the event.... See John Howard joined the Libs campaign tonight. Is he going for the hattrick? - lost the 2007 election and his own seat, lost the ICC-President-Electship, lost the...

Sure it's closer now than what it was at the start of the campaign but the $1.57 for Labor on Betfair equates to a 63.7% implied chance of winning. The Coalition is a 38.8% chance based on odds of $2.66. (102.5% market shows that it's not quite perfect) So it's still not really that close...

Bookmakers generally have books ranging from 107% to 120%. The TABs around the country are a disgrace, offering poor odds with their 115%-120% books. But, unfortunately, they are the ones best known and they get the publicity and the subsequent business. If you want to have a punt, do...