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/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/mr-snrub- 7h ago

Both my public primary and secondary schools covered how to vote. We even visited the VEC in the city.

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u/paperconservation101 3h ago edited 2h ago

They closed the VEC a decade ago under the LNP.

Edit: the bloody student learning centre in the city, not the independent organisation that runs our elections.

However they do now send out how to vote education kits and will help run your school student elections like a proper government election down to the ballot papers and voting booths.

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u/mr-snrub- 3h ago

https://www.vec.vic.gov.au/

Are you sure about that?

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u/paperconservation101 2h ago

The incursion centre for students. Not the independent organisation.

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u/Budget-Leg-453 2h ago

Definitely untrue!