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The primary votes are just an artifact of Lib/Nat being further right than Labour is left due to the existence of the very left Greens. That and a low number of
by ororroro 4y ago
The primary votes are just an artifact of Lib/Nat being further right than Labour is left due to the existence of the very left Greens. That and a low number of preferences from Independents picking up center right votes from people disillusioned by Lib/Nat blatant inability to smoothly handle any major event.
- bobnamob 4y agoNitpick: “Labor” not “Labour” in Australia
- ororroro 4y agoNitpick: you are correct about the party name but in Australia in general they use the English spelling.
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- skissane 4y agoI didn't interpret their nitpick as saying anything about the spelling of the word in general – also "British spelling" is the usual term, I've never heard anyone call it "English spelling" before. In Australia, we use British spelling for most things, including the word "labour" in most contexts, but the party name is intentionally spelled the American way, due to US influence in its early history. The initial capital is a sign they were talking about the party name as opposed to the common noun