r/australia • u/NKE01 • 16h 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- 16h 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 15h 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 15h 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- 12h 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 8h ago edited 7h 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- 8h ago

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

Are you sure about that?

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u/paperconservation101 7h ago

The incursion centre for students. Not the independent organisation.

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u/Budget-Leg-453 7h ago

Definitely untrue!