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its a one horse race really, isn't it?
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i'll be voting liberal for the lulz like every year
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Is it too late to change my address with the electrol commision? Seirously I don't know where I am registered to vote anymore.. I know it's Melbourne but thats about it.
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you can vote from anywhere. absentee. sometimes its better as there is no line!
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Sociopathic wrote:Is it too late to change my address with the electrol commision? Seirously I don't know where I am registered to vote anymore.. I know it's Melbourne but thats about it.
you can check and then change it online here

https://oevf.aec.gov.au/

can i vote ninjas?
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Moving forward
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I'm waiting for the liberal adverts that goes "the labour government burnt down my house "
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spiral wrote:I'm waiting for the liberal adverts that goes "the labour government burnt down my house "
JULIA GILLARD WANTS TO RAPE YOUR DAUGHTERS AND CASTRATE YOUR SONS!!!
LABOR HATES DIGGERS AND WILL LET BLACK ILLEGALS FUCK YOUR GRANDMOTHER!!!
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spiral wrote:I'm waiting for the liberal adverts that goes "the labour government burnt down my house "
:lol:
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kronz wrote:Moving forward
22 times in one address. :clap:
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Just got emailed this.

If you need to change your address, gotta do it before 8 tonight apparently.


https://forms.australia.gov.au/forms/ae ... enrolment/
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i can tell you how i want to vote:

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I don't vote

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I've never voted

Received one fine for not voting in the '06 state election. Thought this to be weird as I had no recollection of ever enrolling. I've got a sneaking suspicion that my local member did a dodgy and filled out my details on a bogus enrolment form after doorknocking my house at the time and receiving a blunt uninterested response

Found out recently that my name was stricken from the electoral roll years ago as I never updated my address (the one i never gave them to begin withlol)

Clowns the lot of em, smoke and mirrors, promises consistently reneged on etc etc

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Voting is gay. I didn't vote in the last one, but that aas because I got really pissed the night before and slept in until 6pm.

Still, give me someone to vote for and I will. Until then, Australian politics can eat a bag of dicks. It doesn't matter who wins, it's all the same shit.
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im not enrolled anymore either. bunch of wank.
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I got a letter asking me to enroll, it was addressed to me at my new house... I reckon Auspost dobbed me in... gay
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Yeah look i am not a fan of the way the system works, but ya gots to contribute IMHO....

I say:

1. If you do not vote you waive your right to complain at how crap the systems are
2. Yes it may well be a wasted vote but stand up and be counted, only then we will stand a chance of change possibly happening.....
3. I agree all parties are POO, but we got to try.....
4. Socialisim anyone?? Cause Democarcy sure as shit doesn't work....
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Charlie73 wrote:1. If you do not vote you waive your right to complain at how crap the systems are
2. Yes it may well be a wasted vote but stand up and be counted, only then we will stand a chance of change possibly happening.....
:scr1pt:

Nothing annoys me more than people being given the opportunity to give their input, comprehensively avoid doing so, then bitch like motherfuckers that they don't like the decision :x

Sent in my application to vote from overseas. Fucked if I'm not having my say.
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LOL

sorry, but that's bullshit, I have every right to complain..... my vote will DO NOTHING... That's my first complaint.

So you are saying that I deserve to be dictated too and accept any gov't descision that effects me wholeheartedly just cause I didn't vote... fuck that. LOL, so, a little mark on a piece of paper gives me the freedom to complain? wtf? the outcome would be EXACTLY THE SAME whether I did or didn't place that mark on that piece of paper.....

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deviant wrote:LOL

sorry, but that's bullshit, I have every right to complain..... my vote will DO NOTHING... That's my first complaint.

So you are saying that I deserve to be dictated too and accept any gov't descision that effects me wholeheartedly just cause I didn't vote... fuck that. LOL, so, a little mark on a piece of paper gives me the freedom to complain? wtf? the outcome would be EXACTLY THE SAME whether I did or didn't place that mark on that piece of paper.....

:roll:
but you don't see that if all the people that thought like you actually got out there and voted that perhaps there could be change? I mean i have lots of friends that do not vote, but if you all started to vote, then we could start change....

What do you propse then? There has to be an alternative, otherwise the appathy in my book shows that you are OK with what is happening, cause you are not trying to induce a change....
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I am OK tbh, I live a damn good life here in OZ....

There are certain things I don't agree with, and certain things I do... that will always be the same no matter what.
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deviant wrote:LOL

sorry, but that's bullshit, I have every right to complain..... my vote will DO NOTHING... That's my first complaint.

So you are saying that I deserve to be dictated too and accept any gov't descision that effects me wholeheartedly just cause I didn't vote... fuck that. LOL, so, a little mark on a piece of paper gives me the freedom to complain? wtf? the outcome would be EXACTLY THE SAME whether I did or didn't place that mark on that piece of paper.....

:roll:
you're wrong man.

disillusioned. disenfranchised maybe but your vote does count. your apathy is what makes it so easy for politicians to take advantage. they're no different to you, they think they're doing the right thing. doesn't mean they are.
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no, you're wrong
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LOL
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How many eligible people in Australia would take a similar stance Dan?

I would assume a decent amount.

I'm with Alex - I think if they could consider adapting a 'we can make an impact' approach, we may see a different result

Good spiel on Polls on today show this morning aswell - V interesting to see how they come to their conclusions. Galaxy polls believe they are more accurate than book makers.
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I would vote green. I mean I cant vote but if I could I would.

2 party systems are ghey, there's no real choice. look at the backflip labour have done back to the right over boats and mining tax. They're idiots.

Democracy needs more options to make it work IMO.
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youthful_implants wrote:
deviant wrote:LOL

sorry, but that's bullshit, I have every right to complain..... my vote will DO NOTHING... That's my first complaint.

So you are saying that I deserve to be dictated too and accept any gov't descision that effects me wholeheartedly just cause I didn't vote... fuck that. LOL, so, a little mark on a piece of paper gives me the freedom to complain? wtf? the outcome would be EXACTLY THE SAME whether I did or didn't place that mark on that piece of paper.....

:roll:
you're wrong man.

disillusioned. disenfranchised maybe but your vote does count. your apathy is what makes it so easy for politicians to take advantage. they're no different to you, they think they're doing the right thing. doesn't mean they are.
I totaly agree, we need to all work together for change...
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i havent voted 2 times. now they've just taken me off the roll as i had not updated my address forever. i dont mind i hardly complain about anything. if they put an internet filter in i will complain a bit, not that it's liekly to really affect me tho huhu.
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huge wrote:i havent voted 2 times. now they've just taken me off the roll as i had not updated my address forever. i dont mind i hardly complain about anything. if they put an internet filter in i will complain a bit, not that it's liekly to really affect me tho huhu.
offering you space to place new steps of change?
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If I really wanted to WORK to make change, I would really need to get out there and campaign and evangelise... it takes more than a few 100 people that I know to make a difference... and if I was going to do that, I may as well run and get into politics myself...... Sorry, ticking a box does not count as working together to make a change imo.

Who's to say that the dude ticking the opposite boxes to me is wrong either? See where I'm gong with this? what will be will be. If you see that as appathetic, then what can I say to change that?... probably nothing.
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deviant wrote:If I really wanted to WORK to make change, I would really need to get out there and campaign and evangelise... it takes more than a few 100 people that I know to make a difference... and if I was going to do that, I may as well run and get into politics myself...... Sorry, ticking a box does not count as working together to make a change imo.

Who's to say that the dude ticking the opposite boxes to me is wrong either? See where I'm gong with this? what will be will be. If you see that as appathetic, then what can I say to change that?... probably nothing.
that is apathetic :smt003
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+1 on the political apathy being pathetic.

get involved. avoiding providing your input into the political process just leads to bad stuff (e.g. a lack of checks, balances and controls) in the political process.

voting is compulsory for australian citizens anyway.
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deviant wrote:If I really wanted to WORK to make change, I would really need to get out there and campaign and evangelise... it takes more than a few 100 people that I know to make a difference... and if I was going to do that, I may as well run and get into politics myself...... Sorry, ticking a box does not count as working together to make a change imo.

Who's to say that the dude ticking the opposite boxes to me is wrong either? See where I'm gong with this? what will be will be. If you see that as appathetic, then what can I say to change that?... probably nothing.
There are plenty of avenues, take to the streets, when a council puts in plans to redevelope something you disagree with, object to the developement, GO to the council meetings etc...
I do... and yeah the result may not always change, but change will not (Quote Pantene) happen overnight but it will happen....

Look at different grass routes organisations.

And peoples your vote is not all about you, it is to try and create a society that works for as many people as possible, it is our opportunity to help those that cannot always help themselves, it effect other people i.e a parties policy on mental health, standard health, education, welfare, more support for our Indegious People, while these do not affect me directly they are sure something that i look at when deciding who gets my vote!
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youthful_implants wrote:
huge wrote:i havent voted 2 times. now they've just taken me off the roll as i had not updated my address forever. i dont mind i hardly complain about anything. if they put an internet filter in i will complain a bit, not that it's liekly to really affect me tho huhu.
offering you space to place new steps of change?
that's where i am at the moment, so change away! :P

if i had a printer i would have changed my addy :teef:

actually, if a government would ban paper i would vote for them!
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system wrote:+1 on the political apathy being pathetic.
hey, I have my reasons... I feel that's a bit harsh (and personal tbh)
system wrote:voting is compulsory for australian citizens anyway.
ooooo lol x 1,000,000
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australia post are getting slammed with letters being sent out that say - help to sign up for the electoral role but when you open the letter its from some party saying vote for me and here's how

cheeky fuckers


also Abbot's first ad i saw the other night put a bad taste in my mouth - "stop the boats" wtf? playing to idiots who think that immigrants are only coming via boats, majority come by plains. i don't like this topic, and neither for nor against it really, but that just annoyed me
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agree with Charlie, Liz and sys on this one.

I dont like any of the chioces either but you gotta be in it to complain about it tbh.

apathy = this countries biggest fucking problem imho.
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and what are you going to do about the apathy? make things really bad so people arc up?

How are you going to make me give a shit? you cannot.... and that is my choice/perogative, I will also complain whenever I choose, which is also my perogative.

again... meh
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deviant wrote:
system wrote:+1 on the political apathy being pathetic.
hey, I have my reasons... I feel that's a bit harsh (and personal tbh)
that is my choice/prerogative :P

the statement was directed towards people who have no intention of voting in general - not at you in particular. if you feel that you have nothing to add to the democratic process, that's your choice/prerogative.
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Dan - that was not directed at you. it was directed as the whole country!!!

and YES, pretty much it has to get to the point where the things you want fixed in your apartment become SO BAD(for example) that it forces you to get on the streets and PROTEST like the cab drivers did, etc.

everyone in OZ likes to say 'that wont affect me, so im not going to learn about it"

the day will come when that apathy sees us COMPLETELY powerless to do ANYTHING to enforce change in our own country.

and yes, im a yank who is at least glad I was brought up being told from a little girl that I HAVE RIGHTS. (even if many of them involve firearms)
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system wrote:+1 on the political apathy being pathetic.

get involved. avoiding providing your input into the political process just leads to bad stuff (e.g. a lack of checks, balances and controls) in the political process.
This!

If every one felt there vote did not count then nothing would happen. we are extremely fortunate to even have the democratic process we have and tbh preferential voting is by far the fairest form of voting (at least we don't have the same as USA or UK).

I really hope that the greens gain the balance of power in the senate with a labour government, maybe even one in the house of reps.
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Lizkins wrote:also Abbot's first ad i saw the other night put a bad taste in my mouth - "stop the boats" wtf? playing to idiots who think that immigrants are only coming via boats, majority come by plains. i don't like this topic, and neither for nor against it really, but that just annoyed me
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It was the sandy desert plains.....
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same o wrote: I really hope that the greens gain the balance of power in the senate with a labour government, maybe even one in the house of reps.
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sorry planes. brain fuzzy from flu thingy, not properly firing on all cylinders, ya get what i mean though
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same o wrote:
system wrote:+1 on the political apathy being pathetic.

get involved. avoiding providing your input into the political process just leads to bad stuff (e.g. a lack of checks, balances and controls) in the political process.
This!

If every one felt there vote did not count then nothing would happen. we are extremely fortunate to even have the democratic process we have and tbh preferential voting is by far the fairest form of voting (at least we don't have the same as USA or UK).

I really hope that the greens gain the balance of power in the senate with a labour government, maybe even one in the house of reps.
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there is a facebook event for people who will be voting green.

you can express support here: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=137399502948671
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