Once again a majority of Australian voters find themselves in the infuriating position of having their clearly established wishes frustrated by an electoral system that seems hell-bent on putting mavericks and madmen in charge of our future prosperity. ‘Unrepresentative swill’ now comes across as one of Paul Keating’s more insightful and accurate descriptions, rather than one of his typically flamboyant insults, as we head towards the imminent arrival in Canberra of the new Senate.