00:00The state of democracy under scrutiny in the Northern Territory.
00:07It's time to bite the bullet and have a close look at this.
00:12The Speaker of Parliament describing voter participation at recent local government elections as...
00:18Pathetic.
00:20The cash strapped anti electoral commission also disappointed.
00:24Participation, not where we'd like it to be.
00:27Across the Territory's municipal councils, just 58% of people on the electoral roll voted, down from 65% in 2021.
00:38We have seen an increase to the electoral roll, but we are seeing a decline in participation.
00:42The highest turnout in Litchfield, followed by Darwin, Palmerston, Alice Springs and Catherine.
00:50You know, we are told it's compulsory voting, we don't go and vote, and there is no consequence.
00:57Participation in the bush, even lower.
01:01Over the last decade, it's been reduced to as much as 10% in some parts of the bush in the Northern Territory.
01:09The Speaker now calling for an inquiry.
01:13I think the Northern Territory government is in a position to make a change, to at least get some expert advice as to how we move forward,
01:22because we cannot continue down this trajectory.
01:26The government did not answer questions about the call for an inquiry, leaving doubts over whether a broken system can ever be fixed.
01:36The Republican are working as a professional, especially with regard for tranquility in the Mr. Muijan University.
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