Out for the count

Dr Ben Wellings was in the United Kingdom during the recent, historic referendum on preferential voting. The poll revealed a lot about voter apathy and the unpopularity of politicians. It also exposed some shady myths about Australia, he writes in the latest edition of ANU Reporter.

Australia enjoyed a high profile in Britain this April and May.  But this time there were no shark attacks, Scott and Charlene were not getting married and nor was a bikini-clad Lara Bingle stepping out of the surf asking ‘Where the bloody hell are you?’

It was far more exciting than that: it was about voting systems. I was lucky enough to be in England during these heady days and saw the whole thing unfolding with my own eyes.

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