Our minor parties - all of them - represent the true richness of the Australian political landscape, and the diversity of political thought we enjoy in this country.
The emerging independents movement is part of this great tradition as well. #auspol#MinorParties 🗳️
Voting for a minor party or independent is not a waste of your vote thanks to Australia's preferential voting system.
Also, voting for a minor party or independent won't "split" the vote if you're worried about the major party of your choice not succeeding at the next election. Because preferences.
Yes, the public absolutely has a right to know about Canberra's culture. Because the people working there aren't just representing us the public as our elected representatives, they're formulating the laws that control our society. 1/7 #auspol#4corners smh.com.au/politics/feder…
Having seen the behaviour revealed in the @4corners report, does anyone seriously think that these men are in any position to legislate on behalf the female portion of our population with any kind of care or respect? When they treat female staffers as a perk of office 2/7
how can they be trusted to act to close the gender pay gap, fund domestic violence services, child care services, ensure that female dominated industries don't exploit and underpay their workers, and represent our society equally in parliament? 3/7