22: Preferential Voting & Scare Campaigning

Full video version of this episode available on https://www.youtube.com/c/SeriousDangerAU 

It takes a lot of Lego to bring down a maverick. Emerald and Tom talk scare campaigns (5:33) and the evil Cashless Debit Card. Then some explanation on how preferential voting actually works (38:53), despite what some parties and the media pretend. Finally, a call to action (59:06).

Links -

ABC on Cashless Debit Card campaign: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-04-21/how-facebook-post-fuelled-cashless-debit-card-scare-campaign/101003548 

Friendlyjordies “Who will the Greens give preferences to?”:

https://www.friendlyjordies.com/post/greens-preferences 

Antony Green’s analysis of 2019 preference flows: https://antonygreen.com.au/preference-flows-at-the-2019-federal-election/

Charts: https://antonygreen.com.au/graphs-of-the-day-a-few-charts-on-preference-flows-at-the-2019-election/

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