misshasclass: hisnamewasbeanni:theauspolchronicles: zpxlng:Dennis the Election Koala gives Ken the
misshasclass: hisnamewasbeanni:theauspolchronicles: zpxlng: Dennis the Election Koala gives Ken the Voting Dingo an important lesson in civics! More versions for web- and real-life-sharing here. I finished this yesterday but thought, “I’ll wait until Monday to post this on Tumblr and that — nothing ever goes viral on a Sunday.” OH HO HO HO HO!!! The internet bloody well showed me who’s boss around here. Thanks to everyone who’s shared this so far. Please keep sharing, and please seriously consider making pamphlets and letterboxing your street, building or neighbourhood. Internet folks tend to be savvier-than-average anyway — it would be good if even more people could see this. Hi-res and PDF versions on the website! Incidentally, to all the Canadians, Americans and Poms I’ve seen posting this and commenting, “Howdy goddammit, I’m so jealous of those bally Australians, eh!” — be jealous of New Zealand instead. Proportional representation is even better than preferential voting, I think. It’s time to bring this back! AUSTRALIANS ENROL TO VOTE AT AEC.GOV.AU Look, it’s an election year so you should definitely enrol if you haven’t already. I’ll be showing the safe-for-work comic to my Year 12s this year in case they’re of an age to start voting, and will use Vote Compass with them too so they can know how to vote in a way that best aligns with *their* values (not their parents). -- source link