Partly because we have so many of them! Our Senate uses a proportional representation system and preferential voting, so minor parties or independent candidates get elected all the time. Alas, this also means we have a lot of small parties much less cool than the Sex Party :(. (Don't google 'Rise Up Australia' 'One Nation' or 'Family First' unless you enjoy learning about horrible political movements from foreign lands.)
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Date: 2013-09-09 04:45 pm (UTC)