http://www.thepunch.com.au/author-bios/ally-forward/ Ally Forward is currently in her final semester of journalism at La Trobe University. She has had work published on the National Times - ‘NAPLAN fails the Torchwood test’ . Ally spent a year working for British Sky Broadcasting in London after she finished high school. After returning to Melbourne she decided to pursue a career in journalism. Ally is interested in politics and social issues in Australia and overseas, once graduated she hopes to pursue a career in news and current affairs wherever she can! en Copyright 2012 The Punch penberthyd@newsltd.com.au penberthyd@newsltd.com.au Sat, 26 May 2012 20:00:49 +0000 Sat, 26 May 2012 20:00:49 +0000 Politics, opinion, world news, sports news, latest news, views, Barack Obama, Kevin Rudd, Julia Gillard, Nathan Rees, Malcolm Turnbull, Peter Garrett, Barnaby Joyce, Australian, federal politics, opinion polls, election, The Punch, thepunch, punch ExpressionEngine 1.6.7 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 15 http://www.thepunch.com.au/images/punch-logo-rss.png http://www.thepunch.com.au/ 144 70 Politics, political opinion, world news, sports news and the latest news and views updated live, daily on The Punch - Australia's best conversation. Search The Punch keywords http://www.thepunch.com.au/search/ http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/not-worth-voting-for/ This year’s election campaign has cast a cloud of sadness and disillusionment over Australian politics and therefore Australian society. With the final countdown well and truly under way we are left hoping for the best in dire circumstances. A lot of the events over the last few weeks have looked like crass politics, but why are we so surprised? Has election time in Australia really always been this dismal? This election will be the first where I will be able to vote officially in Australia. I was in London for the 2007 election and voted at the Australian embassy. feedback@thepunch.com.au (Ally Forward) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/not-worth-voting-for/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/not-worth-voting-for/#item3850 Thu, 19 Aug 2010 19:30:20 +0000 Ally Forward | Author bios | The Punch