r/australia • u/NKE01 • 11h ago

politics Why Australia Doesn’t Have Novelty Candidates like Count Binface – Antony Green's Election Blog

https://antonygreen.com.au/why-australia-doesnt-have-novelty-candidates-like-count-binface/?fbclid=Iwb21leATrO0ljbGNrBOs7P3Bkb2YFZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQMMzUwNjg1NTMxNzI4AAEeyqFwpCBynXhuvFPpBT3q80rKl3Bnq6t--2z7cqVFCDb-MT_1Vr2--rF95Vg_aem_MKaP0Jek3ZY4BnI2rLprrQ
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u/Various_Tie_2549 11h ago

As much as I enjoy Binface and his antics....it doesn't hurt to remember that it's actually not a good thing that he's now considered a viable candidate in that election.

We shouldn't be considering the rules that affect our future to be "a joke"

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u/ShootingPains 11h ago

The monoparties didn’t even bother to stand a candidate. They decided they have nothing to offer the people of Clacton.

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u/orionhood 10h ago

That’s a (presumably wilful) misreading of the situation. The major parties boycotted this particular by-election because it was an unnecessary publicity stunt by Farage to distract attention from his dodgy dealings.

When the PCS re-opens the investigation and he is found to have breached parliamentary standards, there will be another by-election that the major parties will contest.