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What are the Possible Implications to Senate Voting Rules?

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Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has dismissed claims that proposed Senate voting reforms will advantage the coalition, saying it is about empowering voters. Image: A sample Senate voting ballot (AEC)


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By Biwa Kwan

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Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has dismissed claims that proposed Senate voting reforms will advantage the coalition, saying it is about empowering voters. Image: A sample Senate voting ballot (AEC)


The federal government has introduced legislation into parliament that would abolish the group-voting process, in the hope of ending so-called back-room preference deals between parties.

 

This report looks at the suspected implications ahead of an already highly-anticipated general election.

 


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