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This group of Sydney inner suburban newspapers has struck on an idea so simple and lucrative, somebody in there must be wondering why every paper in Australia doesn't put together a 'know your candidate' feature like theirs, every time an election rolls round
NSW Premier Bob Carr doesn't need to buy editorial space. When he wants to get his message out say about saving the grey nurse shark - he organises a media event.

Australian electoral systems: how well do they serve political equality?
In this audit Graeme Orr assesses key aspects of Australia’s electoral systems against the ideal of political equality. Political equality means formal equality (treating people equally as electors), and it requires systems that are representative and inclusive, accessible to all and competitive (so that elections are open to outsiders and newcomers, not just to incumbents).
· Labradors of the oceans: Democratic Audit of Australia, Australian National University (PDF file) [link first seen at APO ]
· See Also Democratic and electoral shifts in Queensland
· See Also Queensland coalition of broken hearts
· Sydney: Clover manifesto
· See Also South Korean parliament votes to impeach President Roh Moo-hyun for illegal electioneering and incompetence charges
· Big Bad Ballotssss: Poll workers struggling with a new electronic voting system in last week's election gave thousands of Orange County voters the wrong ballots
Lakatoi: Electoral Hevean & Hell of Daring devils