http://www.thepunch.com.au/author-bios/melissa-borg-manche/ Melissa is in her second year of a Media & Communications degree and a diploma in French at the University of Melbourne. She is passionate about politics, international relations, and international development as well as writing and in her spare time she volunteers for the Oaktree Foundation. She’s not sure what she wants to do in the future but she is adamant about traveling and wants to see as much of the world as possible before reality sets in. 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/shallow-campaigns-have-alienated-young-voters/ I voted for the first time this election. Willing to be a swinging voter in return for a competent government, I should have been the perfect target for a campaigning politician. Yet the major parties do a better job at alienating youth than including us. The incapacity to decipher anything politicians say or mean is alienating to youth who prefer a quick sound bite that is straight to the point. For voters of every age, accessing information more substantial than if the ‘real’ Julia or Tony is out today or who has better suited ears for Prime Ministership was hard this election. After this weekend no one can doubt Australia’s frustration with such a shallow campaign. feedback@thepunch.com.au (Melissa Borg-Manche) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/shallow-campaigns-have-alienated-young-voters/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/shallow-campaigns-have-alienated-young-voters/#item3909 Thu, 26 Aug 2010 19:35:10 +0000 Melissa Borg-Manche | Author bios | The Punch