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25 Aug 05:35am

Filed under: Election 2010, Hung Parliament, Informal Voting, Mark Latham

It took a brave (and bitter) kind of former politician to stand in front of the camera on 60 minutes, and tell the country to turn in a blank vote out of protest come election day. But that’s what happened.

Cartoon by Daily Telegraph's Warren Brown

In an amazing example of the pot calling the kettle black, Mark Latham declared neither party major worthy of leading Australia, and encouraged all voters to follow his lead and send them a clear message.

There’s a chance that even Mark Latham was surprised that people actually listened to him.

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Reg says:

06:26pm | 26/08/10

One important point Michael. It is not the right to vote, it is the duty to vote. The people of Australia have contrived to seek your opinion on the candidates presented. You are actually morally obliged to pick the best of a bad lot, or of a good or mediocre… Read more »
Reg says:

12:45pm | 26/08/10

TimB, I don’t know if you’ll ever get to read this but I must clarify, as best I can, the intention of the AEC. In a democracy there are certain things that have been agreed should be made compulsory. By far the most important is to ascertain the wishes of… Read more »

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