Hotham election fate in ALP members' hands

Posted to Monash Weekly (16/7/2013) on 16/7/2013 at 2:05 PM
Commenting on "Hotham election fate in ALP members' hands"
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I don't care whether a candidate is a female or male; young or old; red, yellow, black or white; left or right; supporter or Kevin Rudd or Julia Gillard; Labor or Liberal. Why can't the candidates tell us what they will and can do for the electorate rather than all those nonsense about relying on the members deciding their fate in preselection?

What are their views on carbon tax, ETS, employment, social welfare, infrastructure, water supply, energy, education, health, law and order, judiciary, immigration, large and small businesses, international relationship, etc?

We have enough of those fish and chip operator, rock and roll singer, red-light district patron and clown running this country. We need politicians that we can look up to, and can trust and support.


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Don't care whether a candidate is a female or male; young or old; red, yellow, black or white; left or right; supporter or Kevin Rudd or Julia Gillard; Labor or Liberal. Why can't the candidates tell us what they will and can do for the electorate rather than all those nonsense about relying on the members deciding their fate in preselection?

What are their views on carbon tax, ETS, employment, social welfare, infrastructure, water supply, energy, education, health, law and order, judiciary, immigration, large and small businesses, international relationship, etc?

We need politicians that we can look up to, and can trust and support.

Labor pitch got lost, says Crean

Posted to Monash Weekly (27/8/2010) on 27/8/2010 at 3:57 AM

Commenting on “Labor pitch got lost, says Crean”

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There are many arm-chair candidates in every election. Most voters have no idea who are standing for the seats. The candidates cannot be bothered or too lazy door-knocking to introduce themselves, despite their being preselected by their respective political parties months ago.

Unlike Wyatt Roy, the 20 year old, youngest MP of Longman, many candidates do not make any genuine effort to change voter's voting pattern or intention, but to rely on preferences stated on the "how to vote" card.

Who were Michael Kabos of Bruce and John Nguyen of Chisholm? They hardly made a dent in the last count to displace the Labor candidates.

Unfortunately, in Election 2010 a vote for Green was a vote for Labor, and a vote for the Family First was a vote for the Liberal. So in future, unless you really believe in the candidate's chance of success, or he / she has proven having walked the distance, you might as well cut off the middle-person and cast a vote to the candidate from one of the major parties.