I've been voting in this country for 30 years, and for the last 20, it doesn't seem to make a difference beyond undoing the last governments work.. Maybe you see something I don't.

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[–] Zozano@aussie.zone 20 points 7 months ago (6 children)

Vote for independents, even if you're sure they'll lose. Preferential voting is a beautiful system which benefits you in ways you might not realise.

It forces the winning party to consider emulating the top independents. It also encourages the independents to try again.

My top choice is always whoever has the best environmental protection policies, animal welfare protections, and wants to address climate change.

This normally means I vote: Independents > Greens > Labour > Liberal > Nationals

[–] alansuspect@aussie.zone 6 points 7 months ago (4 children)

I think I heard something about the smaller parties getting more funding in the next election if they get more votes. The big parties will always get votes, it's nice to help the smaller parties out if you believe in them.

[–] Zozano@aussie.zone 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I heard this too, but I've also heard contradictory statements, so I was reluctant to make that claim. Hopefully they do.

[–] alansuspect@aussie.zone 4 points 7 months ago

I did a quick search - looks like it is based on the number of first pref votes: https://www.aec.gov.au/Parties_and_Representatives/public_funding/index.htm

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