I reckon the WA election night panels will fold out as such
ABC - John Carey, Mia Davies, David Honey
Sky - Patrick Gorman, Melissa Price, Josh Wilson and Slade Brockman
Seven - Anne Aly, Amber-Jade Sanderson, Kate Chaney and Michealia Cash.
Host:
Pamela Medlen, Charlotte Hamlyn and Keane Bourke I would love some analysis from Peter Kennedy a WA politics icon.
The legislative council used to be made up of 36 members from six regions.
Under the new system, voters will elect 37 members from across the entire state.
This means, for example, someone in Albany could vote for a candidate in the Kimberley or Perth, whereas they used to be restricted to their local region.
So many under 18 white males at voting booths today in the prahran by election handing out voting cards for liberals. Considering a party is advocating for free university it really shows their lack of knowledge in politics.
Sorry, but Iām not really sure that singling out a particular cohort was overly necessary or helpful here.
I donāt see why a young person should be considered to ālack knowledge in politicsā if they donāt support a particular party, simply on the basis that said party may have some policies that are attractive and/or beneficial to youth- especially if the aforementioned party has viewpoints and policy proposals on other issues that may not necessarily be in alignment with the values of many young people.
Young males would have been more than sufficient to get the point across.
Iām certain there was nothing untoward intended, but I just donāt think the additional ethnic background descriptor was necessary in this context.
Donāt get me wrong- I have no doubt that the Libs policy platform is likely to be not popular with many young people.
Young people are not some homogenous entity though- you will get young people who support them (and have their reasons for it), it doesnāt necessarily mean they are not knowledgeable about politics though which is the issue I have with the above statement.
Well there was no one above 18, female or of colour. I just find it odd. Iām not sure why under 18 year olds would be handing out and campaigning at voting booths. Either Rachel has a son and his friends are all helping out or this is a tactic from the liberals.
It makes sense, a trend of a certain demographic. If you noted a heavy number of Vietnamese people campaigning for a certain party itād be of note, or a large number of West Africa people. Itās just a demographic.
To clarify on my end- I found the comment a bit problematic given that the second half of the post was rather uncomplimentary towards the identified cohort in question.
I really appreciate your clarification- with the additional context youāve added I can better appreciate your perspective now.
Iāve regularly seen young people involved in handing out flyers at voting booths (across all parties) during elections, that must be a lot more uncommon in Melbourne by the sounds of it.
Thatās fair enough, as Iāve clarified above though given the comment was uncomplimentary overall towards said demographic thatās where I felt applying that particular descriptor was not needed. All good now though, the additional context is greatly appreciated.
I also find it a bit problematic when the liberals have nothing to offer in terms of buying a home, free education etc for this cohort as well. That is why I mentioned it. You would just think that cohort would jump at free university in the next 4-8 years when they will be going.
I have never seen 20+ underage people in blue shirts handing how to vote cards for the liberals before, all being white and male. And not to mention not one was over 18.
Werribee Labor protest votes seems to be heading to the minor parties which will somewhat be a problem for the Libs.
Battin is largely unknown and he is probably lucky he still has time up his sleeve, he is going to need to be everywhere and they will need to push like they have never done before in the coming 18 months.
Going to be interesting if the same sort of protest vote flows through at the Federal. Will be a disaster for Dutton. I actually think it might head that way, Iāve had some comments across family, friends, work, etc, that they are voting for the minor parties next time. That will likely keep Labor in power for a while if thatās the case.
What is clear, is the Libs federally and in Victoria still have a lot of work ahead.
While Iām sure that anyone in that age cohort who is planning on going to university would undoubtedly be attracted to that particular policy proposal in isolation- the party that is putting that proposal forward (I would guess youāre referring to the Greens) has pretty strong and uncompromising views on many other issues and I can see how many young people may be uncomfortable with the idea of voting for them despite the appeal of certain policies.
In fairness, the Liberals offer bugger all for young people in terms of economic policy, that much I totally agree with.
I can understand how some young people would gravitate to them on social issues though- especially if they are concerned about things like crime (and youth crime in particular) or the antisemitic behaviours that have become sadly all too common in that part of Melbourne (and the southern part of that electorate).
Fair enough, that is definitely a bit of an odd thing to come across (especially in those numbers).
In the case of Werribee, the primaries look disastrous for Labor on paper but even more disastrous for Liberals because hardly anyoneās going to them. A near 20% drop in primaries but only 4% gain for the Libs.
Instead itās all going to VS, Greens, Animal Justice and Cannabis which suggests that preferences will generally favour Labor in that scenario. No idea where Hopper preferences will go as he didnāt specifically issue a preference card.
Even if liberals pick up one or both of these seats I wouldnāt call it a good sign going into the upcoming federal election. Itās been quite some time since Labor have been this unpopular in Victoria. The Greens have also had some issues, not to mention labor didnāt even run a candidate. Labor should be quietly comfortable with what is happening tonight.