Ygfi Explores an Election

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Okay, so the most retarded act of faith, I’m going to trust a politician’s word. I mean, this guy is running for senate, and he didn’t even set up a website! Not a single social media page either! Not even twitter!

The single piece of policy I’ve actually received [and that he’s actually produced, I looked] gives me the following:

Free speech is essential

Federal parliament has to stop acting like twats

We need a global refugee solution that complies with the UNHCR

Education institutions need to re-establish Academic rigour (I think as opposed to the bureaucratic business crap we have now)

Small business needs support

We should vote in our High Court

Need a watch dog to watch the watch dogs. (my personal favourite)

Climate change demands urgent action

Something about needing a properly constituted National Grievance Authority resolving problems with existing protocols. (really don’t know anything about this specific topic)

I’m going to phone this guy up when it’s not so early and run some questions by him, but yeah, watch this space.

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Update!

Okay, so after talking to him on the phone, he doesn't support changing the marriage act, though he thinks people can live how they want. This does mean he supports voluntary euthanasia. He thinks we're over regulated, and that the PPL scheme libs have is a bit over the top, though he's okay with the idea of welfare. And he's not too happy about how some of the House of Rep's guys don't represent their electorates. Yes, this does shift where he goes on my preferences a bit.

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Ygfi's Australian Vote 2.0 - Below the Line This Time

Take a look. Rob might move down depending on how he answer my questions. There shouldn’t be much confusion as to who is who.

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Christopher M Cochrane

Christopher M Cochrane - Parkside, SA. Independent Senate Candidate for South Australia

Um, So Principles then “platforms” K?

Rising Cost of Living. e.g. food costs, education costs, healthcare, Energy, bank fee's as well as Petrol-Fuel Prices.

The Huge amount of Red and Green Tape that is slowing consuming the "Australian Way of Life" & "Fair Go Approach".

Ex Politicians still on the Gravy Train selling off Australia  for profit while they get paid their Generous Pensions for life.

Mental Health so much needs to be done to address this silently Growing issue that effects a large percentage of our communities.

Affordable Housing Solutions to address the rising shortages for those that need a Hand up not a hand out in our Communities.

National Government Transparency National Child Protection Reform National Aged Care Reform National I.C.A.C (Independent Commissioner Against Corruption) National Whistle Blower Protection Reform National Foreign Ownership Registry Truth in Labelling National Small business Reform National Health Care Reform

I don't think he finished writing all of the reasons behind the platforms, cause they're not there. Also a couple of errors spell check should have picked up for him but whatever. It would be nice to actually know what he's wanting to do, but meh; it's all gonna be meaningless for the most part anyway.

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Okay, so the most retarded act of faith, I'm going to trust a politician's word. I mean, this guy is running for senate, and he didn't even set up a website! Not a single social media page either! Not even twitter!

The single piece of policy I've actually received [and that he's actually produced, I looked] gives me the following:

Free speech is essential

Federal parliament has to stop acting like twats

We need a global refugee solution that complies with the UNHCR

Education institutions need to re-establish Academic rigour (I think as opposed to the bureaucratic business crap we have now)

Small business needs support

We should vote in our High Court

Need a watch dog to watch the watch dogs. (my personal favourite)

Climate change demands urgent action

Something about needing a properly constituted National Grievance Authority resolving problems with existing protocols. (really don't know anything about this specific topic)

I'm going to phone this guy up when it's not so early and run some questions by him, but yeah, watch this space.

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Essentially, the not-greens.

These are your ultra-libertarians.

Want to de-regulate pretty much everything. Less government, less regulation, more freedoms.

Like, everything. Why aren't these guys the LDP? They look exactly how I would imagine the bastard offspring of the LDP and the rest of the “recreational parties” would look.

If you like your centrist kinda stuff, keep clear. These guys mayhaps consider Howard left-wing : / (speculating a bit)

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Their website has capped out its bandwidth at 5:30am... No.

From Google’s cache: http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:1aAn5xisGfQJ:aflp.org.au/sample-page/policies/+&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=au&client=firefox-a

Pretty much all based around fishing and aquaculture. Maybe that's the only lifestyle they can imagine?

Overall, they seem to be somewhat nationalistic, somewhat free-market capitalist, and maybe a little bit socially libertarian (except they but VEP 2nd to last on preferences, so I doubt that)

They really haven't said much about what they plan to do, and I can't find anything specific about their actual stance on fishing sustainability, only they they say sustainable fishing doesn't do any damage (but we kinda get that by definition). They really don't know the difference between policy and... Assertions.

I mean, if they had like, some links I could go to, to see why they disagree with the other parties, I'd perhaps trust them at least a little. Their preferences are a bit.... Fishy.

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Australian Motoring Enthusiast Party

It’s official; Motoring Enthusiasts now have a political voice. Standing up for Australian family values and the notion of a "fair go for all".

More time for learners to get licenses, better educate them, force repeat offenders to be educated even more.

Better, more well maintained roads,

National road rules (and modification rules).

Less off-roading regulation.

'less nanny-state'

For a sustainable environment [cough Bullshit! cough]

What seems to be advocation for free education.

Decentralised “fair and equitable” health services.

[personally, I really don't trust these guys one bit. Their preferences are dodgy as fuck for what they claim][hell, I'm the CA delegate for the German Car Appreciation Society, and aside from slightly less nannying, there's nothing here for us, though I don't know if anyone from the society would disagree]

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Nothing too unexpected.

More land release [I think?]

Establish an independent building commission.

Review the Home Owners Warranty Insurance scheme.

“Favour sustainable and environmentally sound development”

Health: Proactive/public assistance/carers (mentions is all you really need, there's really only one stance if you have one)

~make housing cheaper

Less contracting regulations (for builders at least)

make public transport workable.

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The only Single Policy Party so far with a single policy!

"Like 85% of all Australians, we support the provision of medical procedures for the painless, assisted death of patients of a terminal or incurable illness, who are enduring unbearable suffering and who have expressed a desire for the procedures within appropriate legal safeguards. We believe that these patients deserve the right to make informed choices about the time and manner of their death through appropriate and humane medical assistance."

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The Fastest Copypasta I ever done.

Stopping constant increases in cigarette taxes and, over time, reducing them to more reasonable levels.

Repealing laws imposing smoking bans on private property and restoring the right of private property owners to choose whether to allow smoking on their property.

Allowing retailers to decide whether to sell tobacco products and how to display them.

Abolishing plain packaging legislation.

Don't even need a whole hand for these guys!

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Katter’s Australian Party

Mostly comprehensible stuff.

I think they want to secure our energy supply? This one is painful to read.

General nationalistic economic stuff: Australian only government vehicles/ethanol fuel mandate/national projects to use only Australian resources if possible/commission naval vessels

reduce interest rates/bring down our dollar. Also break the market monopolies. The obvious protectionist stuff too.

Build some national infrastructure (dams/hydro-power/rail/power transmission) and prevent sale of public assets without a national interest test

Assess the performance of bureaucrats/cut the fat kinda thing. Implement random, independent audits in the public service sector.

Fibre to the Node. Not to the home.

Encourage whistle blowers.

Protect aquifers from coal seam gas extraction. Also other water security stuff too.

Support more autonomous land management, but help them deliver “ecoservices”.

“support and extend the Mandatory Renewable Energy Target”

Turn back the boats (when safe), but quick processing for economic integration, but with close monitoring. (get them to help build shit in particular)

I don't really know the specifics of aboriginal issues, but they oppose intervention and prohibition, and want some more land rights and development programs.

Small business>big business

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Protect your freedoms & the future of outdoor sports

want less restricted but apparently still sustainable use of public land (fishing/hunting/firewood/etc)

More foreign aid.

Stronger border protection/more defence

loosen gun laws.

Tighter water/food security

Establish a register of foreignly owned land, and reduce the benchmark for scrutiny (that common one, from 200+ to 5 $million I would suspect)

Repeal Super Profits Resource Tax, but encourage the states to get some royalties. And expand mining industries. Rebuild the timber industry too.

Small business > large business

Self Sufficiency with energy. (Oil too)

Abolish Carbon Tax. (outright don't understand the science. They deny the whole anthropogenic bit of global warming)

Oppose subsidisation of renewable energy.

Support expansion of live export trade.

The Shooters and Fishers Party will table a Bill outlawing animal liberation based hate campaigning and terrorism

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would not vote for same sex marriage, do not support same-sex couples rearing children, “Pro-Life”, but no IVF for single people, oppose cloning/research on embryos

It declares that prostitution is a modern form of slavery and exploitation. but hey, that's A-OK by biblical standards right?

“In relation to drugs, Australian Christians will introduce legislation that have a ‘zero tolerance’ approach and focus on abstinence and rather than on how to use ‘safely'” but also want to up the drinking age to 21, and further restrictions to tobacco advertising.

They do support rehab' though.

They want the school voucher things too, and oppose a national curriculum.

Pro-Cyclist and alternate fuel development.

Some of your typical pensioner/carer/disability support stuff. Also, preventative health.

From what I can tell, their economic policy is status quo but it's hard to tell.

For a sustainable environment. They don't say anything about global warming or CO2 or allude to it, which is somewhat sus', but they do say 'pollution', so they're probably trying to appease both sides of that by omission.

Homes: They like them! Don't know if they've actually got a plan, but they definitely don't want to burn down all the houses just for lulz. Ditto that for water.

“Australian Christians believes that governments have a duty to allow the Church to continue to preach the Gospel unhindered.”

For a Family Friendly Internet/TV. They kinda oppose whatever they consider violent/pornographic content.

Some farmer friendly programs to help them out if they need it. ~Not a fan of Muslim refugees, but the Christian ones are all fine.

In short: A not quite so crazy right wing version of the FF guys. I kind of wanted policies, but their values will have to do instead

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Don't Oppose Islam as a country. Kosher food is okay cause Jews follow Jesus Christ No carbon tax!! wind energy is crap. Coal is doing us great! IPCC is untrustworthy, as is the BOM. We shouldn't do what the rest of the world thinks is a good thing. Increase for Pensions.Pay 75/50/25% of apprentices wages for the first three years. Make it easier for kids to start apprenticeships at 15/16. Refuse to recognise any international agreement that goes against the constitution. Bring in a Citizens Initiated Referendum thing. Essentially, more participatory in the democracy.Support reasonable voluntary euthanasia.'Give a rebate of $5,000 to Australians at point of sale, when purchasing an Australian made car; get rid of the carbon tax; all government vehicles must be Australian made.' “allow Australians up to the age of 38, to access their accumulated superannuation funds, to use as a deposit to buy their first home” And increase regulation of foreign housing ownership.Want way tighter, fingerprinted national ID. Apparently there's a lot of fraud?The original “Stop the Boats!” party (and terminate out UNHCR agreement). And a net-zero migration policy.3 colour national ownership labels on products. And protectionist/nationalistic economic laws.“One Nation will abolish multiculturalism and the Racial Discrimination Act and promote assimilation, nationalism, loyalty and pride in being an Australian.”Make it easier for Kiwis to get Aussie citizenship.Drop the age of independence to 18 and give those who need it an allowance for studying; I think? Reduce restrictions on water use/etc. [so far the only party to want /less/ water security...] Sorry for the wall of text, but at least it's as well structured and consistent as their policy layouts.

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Drug Law Reform Australia

This is about as close to a 'policy list' as I could find from these guys.

The possession and use of drugs such as cannabis and ecstasy, which are used relatively harmlessly by millions of Australians, should be decriminalized;

A new regulatory approach should be considered for the production and sale of various types of drugs, along the lines of what is being introduced in other jurisdictions including New Zealand, Portugal, Switzerland and Colorado and Washington in America;

The level of support for people seeking help through the health system for their addiction to drugs should be dramatically improved, emphasizing harm prevention and reduction;

All Australian parliamentarians should be allowed a conscience vote on drug policy, which will allow evidence-based policy initiatives to be developed, tested and implemented.

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Welcome to the Help End Marijuana Prohibition (HEMP) Party of Australia. Vote 1 HEMP to re-legalise and regulate Cannabis for personal, medical and industrial use in Australia. The HEMP Party is an organisation with the aim of endorsing candidates to contest elections to the Federal Parliament of Australia.

to re-legalise and regulate Cannabis for personal, medical and industrial use.

to allow for health education, home growing, and regulated sales through registered outlets which will separate Cannabis from the criminality of the black-market and end consequent associated corruption.

to allow medical use, utilising Cannabis’ painkilling, relaxing, anti nausea and healing properties.

to establish a commercial hemp industry producing fuel, fibre, paper, textiles, food, oil and other environmentally sound products.

to release all those imprisoned for Cannabis alone and the removal of all records of previous criminal Cannabis convictions.

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The world's first political party representing scepticism and objectivity in climate policy

No Carbon Tax Climate Sceptics

[Actually, the science is settled, as far as this topic is concerned. You don't get to discuss it. Do some research, or do some learning. Find something that unsettles climate science, go claim your Nobel prize, then come back and say it's not settled.]

Strengthen and extend the “just terms” compensation we're guaranteed from the constitution [watch the movie “The Castle”]

Water security!

Something about bushfire management?

Broadband! They want the highest level of it, the lowest possible cost and full transparency.

Want more land release and better public transport

“We support incentive-based policies that reward good land-care outcomes. Direct action should be favoured over feel-good advertising or education programmes.”

Unemployment Training: They don't actually have a plan, at least a stated one, but they say community groups can provide more suitable training than bureaucrats.

They want new political parties to get public funding for TV and Radio time.

Oppose the increase of the retirement age.

“Spending on our national transportation infrastructure should better reflect the amounts collected in fuel taxes.”

Want less government red tape.

They want a bit more 'participatory' in this 'democracy'.

Overall, not too far out from most free-market capitalists, just a bit of complete retardation about how science works.