Australia: Decline in voters 'a threat to nation's democracy", The Age (2010)
This article discusses the expected participation in the upcoming Australian federal elections. The Australian Electoral Commission denounced an alarming trend, and believes that the overall participation rate will be down this year (compared to 2007). Voting is compulsory in the Australian legal framework, and citizens who decided not to vote (with no sufficient reason) are charged with a $20 penalty.
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