Evidence

Each home-page card links to a short list of findings. A finding is here only when a linked source states it.

• Corruption.

  Put a few people in charge of the money, and they’ll enrich themselves and their friends every time.

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• No accountability.

  They promise one thing to get elected, do another, and we wait four more years.

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• Ineffective representation.

  MPs vote with their party nearly every time, even when their riding disagrees.

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• Division.

  Partisan dislike is growing, and more than a third see no room for compromise.

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• All-or-nothing votes.

  We vote for parties, not issues, so we’re forced to take the whole package, even the parts we disagree with.

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• Out-of-touch decision makers.

  An MP’s base allowance is $217,700 beside a median income of $46,300, and some expense claims far exceed an ordinary bill.

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• Lobbyists have the loudest voice.

  Whoever can afford the best access gets heard. The rest of us get one checkmark every four years.

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• Short-term thinking.

  Federal debt was $1,266.5 billion on 31 March 2025, and interest that year was $53.4 billion.

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