@timreadgreens: Victoria is the only state in Australia where, if you vote above the line, like over 90% of Victorians do, you don’t get to choose your own preferences in the upper house - political parties decide for you.
 Some particularly bad actors manipulate this system, charging want-to-be-politicians and major parties up to $55 thousand dollars to make micro-parties and arrange preference deals, getting their clients elected on as little as 0.6% of the vote. 
This corrupt system has been abolished everywhere else in Australia, and multiple Victorian inquiries have said it’s bad for democracy and should be reformed. 
We have an election in Victoria next year, and the Greens want to see every Victoria have full control of their vote. That’s why we introduced a Bill to parliament, getting rid of this outdated system, and giving you your vote back. 
But Labor voted against our Bill, choosing instead to maintain control of your preference votes, and dictate the makeup of our next Parliament. Victoria’s voting system needs to be updated before the next election. The Greens won’t sit back and let another election go by with this corrupt system.

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Thursday 11 September 2025 01:12:04 GMT