With the election result now established, it has been interesting to see how many commentators, politicians, and other experts have the answer as to why we have the outcome we have. It is a strange outcome in so many ways for how else can we explain that a political party with less than one-third of popular primary support can govern Australia with a clear majority in the House of Representatives? Mind you, as a new Australian this writer has many unanswered questions about the electoral system that is uniquely Australia’s.
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