Ben is joined by Ben Moffitt from Monash University to discuss the role of right-wing minor parties in federal politics, why it is so hard for them to work together, and chances in the Senate. We also discuss the seat of Hunter in New South Wales.
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Hi Ben, interesting pod particularly as I am the Legalise Cannabis Party candidate for Hunter. I believe the only one born and bred in the sothern part of the division, Lake Macquarie.
I already pay a smaller amount to tallyroom and would like to upgrade that to the $8. Let me know the best way to do that.
Cheers
Andrew
Thanks Andrew!
I’ll add your name to the candidate list when I do my next regular update next Monday.
If you want to upgrade, honestly the easiest way to do that is to click on a paywalled guide and then connect it to your Patreon, and it’ll ask you to upgrade. The federal guide has now been unlocked but if you go to any profile of the SA guide such as this one. There are other methods if that doesn’t work.
I always find the Libertarians an interesting bunch. They are a hard party to pin down to a firm set of beliefs. As a progressive I can support a few things they say and other things are just too wacky for me. I just think that they are too broad a church that will never live comfortably together within a party structure. But I can see them being attractive enough for such a broad number of people to give then a vote, without ever getting to become a significant minor party.
I found this discussion interesting https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/philosopherszone/libertarianism/102960722
It’s important to note that One Nation is further to the right than its voter base, especially on social issues. This is why it’s hard to compare them to the Republican Party in the US given their voter base actually believes in socially conservative policies due to the influence of religion, which is less of a factor in Australia.