> If one looks at Australia, the country where compulsory voting seems most consistently enforced, one does not see a paradise of rational and inclusive politic

> If one looks at Australia, the country where compulsory voting seems most consistently enforced, one does not see a paradise of rational and inclusive politics. It's difficult to isolate what difference compulsory voting makes to the outcome. A different and related factor is the election days in Australia are held on weekends to make sure everyone can attend, and postal voting has long been a properly resourced right. But more, much more than the compulsory voting system, Australian election results are a consequence of concentrated media ownership. https://www.pedestrian.tv/news/rupert-murdoch-news-corp-control/ https://www.pedestrian.tv/news/rupert-murdoch-news-corp-cont...