Poetry: Folly bizarre
FOLLY BIZARRE Do you hear them? Hark! Listen to them chatter keeping back the dark; nor does it matter much what they say holding back despair: try another way throw another party form another pair; Alex sounds so hearty but Diana isn’t there! Sarah’s gone with William he swept her off her feet, Polly didn’t like it but it had been her whim – alternative and ethnic – to do Nepal with Lucky Jim. And look, do look at Katie massaging Tristan’s feet! Karl’s into iridology, Eddie takes his whisky neat. Amanda’s seeing auras and trying ESP – it’s highly…
Family front and centre: The Australian Family Party
On March 17, 2016, the Coalition joined forces with the Greens to amend the Commonwealth Electoral Act and abolish senate group voting tickets (GVTs). GVTs allowed voters to simply put a 1 above the line and let their party of choice distribute their preferences.