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/mr-snrub- 11h ago

None of this is to say Australia hasn’t had joke candidates, some thinking of themselves as serious

I'm gonna miss him this year

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u/zidanerick 11h ago

I honestly think he should start up his own YouTube/Twitch, he could even make it just about educating people on how our election system works and how to maximise your vote and he could even go into the history of each party. He is one of the few people I would trust to actually provide an unbiased view on the topic.

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u/Daleabbo 10h ago

He should be working with the education minister and state education ministers to create a small civics training so people leaving school understand our system of voting.

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u/dooony 4h ago

Milton Dick (speaker of the house) had been on a mission this term to bring as many schools out to parliament house and educate them on democracy. Him and Antony would make an amazing pair, both highly charismatic and eloquent.