Do we really need another election to decide who will govern Australia?
If either of the major parties cannot form a minority agreement, then it is likely we will be heading for another election very shortly.
So for those who are annoyed by an election every 3 years, get ready for another one!
Even if a minority government is formed within weeks, another election is likely within 12 months.
Is this really necessary?
Shouldn’t the Governor General simply rule, that because the election has resulted in an equal number of seats for both major parties, the party with the largest number of direct votes, nationwide, should form government?
In this case it would be the Coalition, which received in excess of 400,000 more votes, not an insignificant number.
This would be commonsense. However, as this is not how it works for some reason, then why not send the 3 independent electorates back to an election to decide who they wish to form government…..rather than the entire country?
This would be simpler, less expensive and much quicker.
Even this is unnecessary, as these 3 electorates have already told us who they want elected, in the recent election.
The 3 independent seats are all extremely anti Labor and the Nationals received the second highest number of votes, meaning the Coalition.
For instance, in the New England Electorate in Northern NSW, only 8% of votes were for Labor.
So why is there a delay in forming a Coalition Government immediately, when it is so clear cut?
Not only have over 400,000 more Australians voted for them, but the 3 independent electorates have clearly voted their wishes already.
Therefore, why are the Australian people being denied what they voted for?
Why are the independents even allowed to consider forming a minority government with Labor, against their constituent’s wishes?
It is obvious who they would vote for, if voting in these electorates occurred again.
Do we really need to go to another election to form a Government when the people have voted and have had their say?
Should we not respect this, regardless of which party one supports or favours more?
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I agree with you Jamie.
I think independents should have to say before the election who they would join should they be needed to form a government. Otherwise how do you really know who you are voting for? Did any of them give out a preference suggestion at the polling booths I wonder?
I doubt so many people would have voted for the Greens as a kind of protest vote if they knew it would be counted as a vote to Labor.
Run the election again and I bet you’ll see Greens votes drop, while Independent and Coalition votes rise in exact proportion.
Why needs a new election that cost another $170 millions from people’s money for the good payment of all politician?
$170 millions will create a wonderful “Health Olympic Australia” that directly benefits everyone in Australia within 3 years in their health creation, and wealth creation, and then benefit to everyone globally afterward?
People demands fairer resources supported of lives today, not tomorrow, and not another 3 years on and on?
There are at least five economic productivity outcomes will resulting significant GDP progressing from a “Health Olympic Australia” as follow:
1. Reductions in Australian Health Workforce cost;
2. Reduction in Healthcare cost;
3. Reduction in lost productivity cost;
4. Increase from agriculture outcome;
5. Increase from “Health Olympic Australia” creation in goods/products exportation.
Australia people will fill the miss opportunity to them should it exist today.
Ma kee wai
(Member of Inventor Association Queensland since 1993)