Tag: dailyprompt-1927
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Democracy Sausages
Do you vote in political elections? In Australia, voting is compulsory. If you do not vote without a good reason, a notice eventually arrives in the post asking you to explain yourself or pay a fine. So, for obvious reasons, I vote. But I would vote anyway. There is something wonderfully ordinary about election day…
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Make Australia Nate Again
A nod to the local bloke who ran for a seat that doesn’t exist Nate Newell, local mechanic and owner of Star Garage, made headlines this week—not for a scandal, not for a policy gaffe, but for throwing his hat in the ring for a federal seat that technically doesn’t exist. That seat? Mona Vale…