Australian election slang

Language Log 2025-05-06

Summary:

Caitlin Cassidy, "Spruiking, fake tradies and corflute stoushes: how to understand the Australian election", The Guardian 4/29/2025: Australians pride themselves on their distinctive federal elections. It’s among a handful of nations that enforces compulsory voting, boasting a turnout rate of more than 90%. The preferential voting system, in theory, means no votes are wasted and […]

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Authors:

Mark Liberman

Date tagged:

05/06/2025, 08:21

Date published:

05/06/2025, 07:24