Yes, Australians are required by law to vote, although exceptions are made if you really can't, for instance if you've been stuck two years overseas in a jungle somewhere in deepest South America unable to move because there's one of those huge snakes wrapped completely around your body trying to strangle you, and anyway you didn't even know there was an election, honest Your Honour. According to recent newspaper reports, around thirty people decided they hated democracy so much that not only did they not vote, they preferred to spend time in jail rather than pay the fine. I hope they all had a really miserable time. She's just another loudmouthed racist with a chip on her shoulder, the difference being that she's somehow managed to get herself elected into federal parliament. Copyright 1996-2001 Daniel Bowen .
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