Is our 2 party system just a con?

[facthunter]

We don't HAVE a 2 party system to start with. Lib/NP are almost extinct.   WE DID have a 2 Party system but there were other parties from time to time, that came and went. Perhaps change the title?  Most forums are wrecked once discussing politics happens.  It even breaks up Families and some groups. A lot of people can't find any good at all in Politicians. I don't subscribe to that theory. Look a bit harder. Watch Question time. (It's often not easy.

  It's not a job I would seek and they are NOT ALL bad. Some are there for the spoils of office. The Best Pollies that Money can Buy. comes to Mind. None of them are overpaid. Their lives are not their own. The Media can destroy their career. Nev

[Siso]

On 14/06/2026 at 4:00 PM, Marty_d said:

That's kind of like saying "I'm sick of this rash, I'd rather have my arms amputated."

Maybe, they are pretty bad at the moment😆

[Siso]

Rash or gangrene

[nomadpete]

6 minutes ago, Siso said:

Rash or gangrene

If you are going to knock it, show me a realistic better option.

[Siso]

Thats the point. ON getting attention because of quality of the major players, weather it is right or wrong

[willedoo]

It seems like most of the political journos are writing and saying that the rise of One Nation has meant the end of the two party system as we've known it. It might come to that, where we have three main parties for a period of time. Or One Nation could flame out, the coalition eventually rebuilds, and we're back to the old two party system. I don't follow European politics much, but some of those countries seem to have multi parties and they try to cobble together a coalition of parties after the election to get a governing majority. It makes me wonder if that's the direction we're heading here in Australia.

[Marty_d]

Minority government has been fairly common until Labor's big seat haul.

In some ways I think it works better, they have to negotiate to get things done.  The problem is of course that if the LNP is in power they negotiate first with the far right parties. If Labor is in they usually negotiate with the Greens first which gives better outcomes.

While having a majority does give them the ability to make good reform, like these CGT discount changes, it can lead to complacency which then gets punished at the next election.

[willedoo]

Yes, John Howard found that out the hard way. He finally got a majority in the Senate allowing them to pass legislation at will, brought in work choices and got walloped for it. At least that's the way I remember it if someone can correct me.