Hewson's view: Election campaigns are not what they should be

By John Hewson
Updated July 2 2021 - 1:38am, first published May 16 2019 - 7:00pm
Over and done with: Millions of Australian voters have taken the option to pre-poll this federal election. It may not be possible to get a result on election night as the pre-polls will be counted last.
Over and done with: Millions of Australian voters have taken the option to pre-poll this federal election. It may not be possible to get a result on election night as the pre-polls will be counted last.

A number of key "weaknesses" in our democratic system have become evident during this campaign. First, as many as 5 million may have voted, pre-polled, before the election on Saturday.

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