Re: [OT] How Australia's elections work

On 2025-04-13 12:40 PM, Adam H. Kerman wrote:

Rhino <no_offline_contact@example.com> wrote:

I knew Australia was due for an election this year so I wasn't totally
shocked that the campaign is already under way. I found this as I
started to dig into the election to see how things were progressing.
It's an explanation of how voting works in Australia, which is one of
the few countries that has mandatory voting. (I'm not clear what the
penalty is if you don't vote but I *think* it is a smallish fine.)

One article said AUS $20; another said $110. I wonder if it varies by
state. It has the effect of forcing problems

I assume you meant to say "voters" rather than "problems" ;-)

to address issues affecting
the young without exclusively pandering to pensioners, supposedly.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pl4Ea7N1wwc [4 minutes]