Offroading Online Magazine Issue 15 | Page 11

as well as outline their plans for the future. One thing is for sure, smaller parties are going to have to be far more organized in Ricky Miur’s election to the Senate has the future if they want a candidate elected. already raised concerns from the public, as well as a number of other politicians, Why can’t we get all of these smaller parties who have asked “how can someone with a that seem to be standing for very similar few hundred votes end up being elected”. things, organized to stand as one, giving Current politicians have already proposed each candidate far more chance of being changes to prevent this happening again. elected. Even if the candidates were not One proposed change is that if there are elected, they can still have some power say, four senate vacancies up for grabs, you The timing was right at the last election, with voters having a guts full of the established parties and looking for something and someone to represent them. It appears some got themselves better organized than others. I just hope we can get another chance. It’s going to take a lot of work. I’m talking about the Shooters and Fishers Party, Outdoors Recreation Party and the Australian Motoring Enthusiasts Party to get together and establish common ground, select half decent candidates and get the support of the combined communities to help fund them. ”Maybe lots of voters were disillusioned with the major parti ?????????????)???????????????????t()Q????????????????????e????????????)????????????????????????????????)????????????????????????????????????)?????????)Q??????????????????????????????)???????????????????????????????)????????????]????????????????????()?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????)??????????????????????????????????????Q?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????)????????()?????????5?????????????A????? ?????????M??????)???A?????U?????A?????e?(+?q]????????????M??????()M?????????????????????()???????M??????????()?????????????$???????()??????????????????????()???????????A????5@?()1???????E?????????()??????????????????????$()?????????????????????()M??????????I?????5??())?????1???????Q???????()??????????????????()??????????????????()???????????????????()???????]?????]????()?????????????Y?????????()???????????t?5?5??????()???????????????????()?????????()?????????t()???????????????????(+?qY?????????????????()5?5???????????()M???????????????5?????()??????????????????????()??????????????????()A?????U?????A?????????()???????A?????5????()???A?????U?????A?????()???A?????U?????A????()5@???????????????????()I?????()???M?????()??????????????????????()?????????????M????????()5?5??????? ?????()??????????????M??????t???()???????????????()???????????Y??????????()????()???????????????????()???????????????????(+?qQ????????$???????????()??????????????????()????????????????????????e?()????????????????????()??????????????()?????????????????????()?????(+?qQ???A?????U?????A????(+?v~d()Q????????????5???()=?????????=??????5??????((??((0