Voices of WentworthJan 23, 2023

Alan Kohler:
📉 the Liberal Party’s share of votes from young people is falling
👵🏼 unlike previous generations, young people are not getting more conservative as they age
🏚️ “young people are angry about #climate change & #housing”

“If the trend continues, Aus becomes a 1-party democracy, without an opposition that can ever win govt. The ALP would be fine with that of course, but all monopolies are bad for consumers. Politics needs a contest”

#auspol
https://thenewdaily.com.au/opinion/2023/01/23/liberal-party-future-kohler/

The Liberal Party – a retirement village for male baby boomers

The Liberal Party is not only seen as having no answer, it’s seen as part of the problem, writes Alan Kohler.

The New Daily
Show threadCurtis
@VoicesofWentworth I’ve been thinking about this too, but isn’t it possible or even preferable to have other (small c) coalitions?
Or, a hung parliament…. Just thinking about the quantity of legislation that passed under the Gillard government… https://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/2013/jun/28/australia-productive-prime-minister
Was Julia Gillard the most productive prime minister in Australia's history?

We measure the legislative output of all of Australia's governments and prime ministers

The Guardian
Jan 23, 2023 at 2:23amWeb
Show threadVoices of WentworthJan 23, 2023

@curtis

For sure, it’s arguable that multi-party govt is less likely to be extreme and unified in its thinking than single-party govt

Its also arguable that a functioning opposition is useful for democracy whether there is minority govt or not

Show threadCurtisJan 23, 2023
@VoicesofWentworth
I see your point, particularly in light of political campaign funding.