By Jo Nova
Election day is almost upon us. To vote against the Blob let’s help as many good minor Party candidates as we can.
We are in an information war, and by definition, the best candidates in the Australian election are the ones the media ignores and sometimes they’re also the people the Liberal party has thrown out. (We know they oppose The Blob — think of Craig Kelly -NSW and Gerard Rennick – QLD. )
Its worth knowing that Gerard Rennick People First and The Libertarians, have combined with the Heart Party to form the Australia First Alliance (AFA) — and in NSW, ACT, Vic and QLD they will appear together on the Group Ticket.
- Gerard Rennick — People First –– want to enshrine freedom of speech in the constitution, limit immigration to 100,000 work visas. They think Australia needs to build new coal, nuclear, gas and dams, and remove all references to “climate change”. Their policies are here. They have candidates in NSW, Vic, QLD, SA, and WA.
Craig Kelly joined the Libertarians — Also want to enshrine free speech in the constitution, abolish 18C, oppose all misinformation and disinformation laws. Privatise the ABC and abolish the e-safety commissioner. They want more restrictions and fees on immigration than we currently have but set no cap. They will fight back against deals with global organizations (like the UN and the WEF).- The Heart Party wants all Australians to be able to choose their medicines — no forced vaccinations, no coercion, no discrimination.
For the first time the Liberals* have preferenced One Nation in 57 seats. One Nation have preferenced the Liberals in a a dozen or so key seats including the Opposition Leader’s. That might make some difference. (It’s crazy the right don’t cooperate more.)
- One Nation also want free speech in the Constitution, believe we should withdraw from the Paris agreement. The indefatigable Malcolm Roberts (QLD) has fought climate legislation for years. They want to cap visas at 130,000 people and reduce foreign students.
The How to Vote Cards are available for People First, Libertarians and One Nation. Otherwise, you can find all your candidates on the AEC page. Just type in the postcode.
Every vote in the Australian election is worth $3.38 as a first preference to any party winning more than 4% of the vote. That money means a lot to the small parties. Pick your number 1 with care. Then list all the freedom loving minor parties, and finally, sigh, one “big” party.
Do you want your Senate Vote to Extinguish? If you don’t put a number next to the Liberals (7, 8 or 9 say) and one of your first six choices isn’t elected, your vote may vanish into the ether. It may feel like a worthy protest (the Liberals did endorse the ghastly Under-16 Social Media ban), but The Greens, Teals and Labor will thank you. The Blob hopes die-hard conservatives neutralize themselves. And small parties get soft power from sending preferences.
For West Australians: in the Senate — Ky Cao is running as an independent and comes highly recommended by David Archibald, a long time skeptic and defense analyst.
***Small parties would love any help you can give. Handing out How-to-Vote cards on the day, or being a scrutineer can make a big difference. Call them if you can spare an hour.***
Turning Point Australia has put together a table of party policies below.
Parties listed: One Nation / Gerard Rennick People First | Libertarian Party | Trumpet of Patriots | Family First | Great Australia Party | Liberals | Labor | Greens | Teals.
Click to enlarge!
*Liberals (for foreign readers) means theoretically conservative. Supposedly for free speech and smaller government.
Topher explains the voting strategy with marbles. It makes so much sense…
And obviously, this post is authorized by me, and are entirely my own opinions. Do I need to say that?