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Leading article Australia

Grand Primary

1 March 2025

9:00 AM

1 March 2025

9:00 AM

No democratic process is perfect. Going back to the ancient Greeks, through the Magna Carta to the US civil war, societies have struggled to find arrangements that allow plurality of thought whilst equally ensuring a majority of the population peacefully and fairly determining the laws of the land. How does one ensure the greatest number of individuals have the final say? Even amongst the modern Westminister-inspired democracies, the actual voting methods are disparate and flawed.

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