Originally Posted by
tail wheel
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Unfortunately as an Independent his propose Bill will be lucky to reach the debate stage.
In our system of Government (and in most democracies) sadly a vote for an independent is probably a wasted vote.
You've neatly articulated why we have the regulatory mess we have. The good news is that the non-aligned party vote has been steadily increasing and your "probably wasted" is slowly decreasing in probability, which is scaring the major parties. Whether it's enough this time around remains to be seen.
The funny thing is that most coalition governments are minority governments. That's why there's a coalition agreement: To quickly resolve who has supply and confidence in the event the Liberals haven't inspired the population to give the Liberals government in their own right. Of course, the Nationals would never depart from their coalition partner's policies.