TWO MORE SLEEPS! ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ Our election toolkit - a bunch of info about where the parties stand on issues that matter to you PLUS your questions answered (like 'is voting for an independent or minor party wasting your vote?) - goes out tomorrow morning. ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ Make sure your on our mailing list to get this all straight in your inbox. ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ Happy voting!

Times they are a changing... and this is just one more reason why young voters have so much power at this election.⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ Forget what you’ve heard about ‘safe’ seats - recent elections have shown the concept of one political party winning in the same electorate over and over is increasingly a thing of the past. ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ Going into the 2019 Federal election, it looks as though there will be more challenges made to what were previously safe seats.. more at Y Vote or link in bio⠀⠀

💔It's not you, it's me... ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ In ep two of the Let's Get Political podcast Skye and @staceyjune ask: Is democracy as a system of government working for us? Or do we need to do better to make it work?⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀ Special guest Iain Walker from the newDemocracy Foundation joins to chat 🥁🥁🥁 innovations in democracy (how do we make it better!) ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ A quick easy political workout to get you fit before the election... listen on all your fav platforms or follow the link in bio :)⠀⠀

Another little known reason why your vote counts even if you live in a safe seat... ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ If you live in a safe seat and don’t vote because the party you support isn’t going to be elected, then you’re effectively depriving them of the cash they could use to fund future campaigns. How? ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ The Australian Electoral Commission distributes approximately $2.60 in campaign funding for every vote received by candidates who get more than 4% of the primary vote. ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ More info 👉🏽 link in bio or home page of www.yvote.com.au

Y Voter Charlotte continues her work on the power of your vote... and explains in several, quick posts, how your vote makes a difference...⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ Even if you live in a safe seat (an electorate that has been repeatedly won by a particular candidate or party), your vote still affects the outcome in the Federal Senate and many of the upper houses of the State parliaments (Australian Parliament follows a two-house or bi-cameral system). ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ More explained at link in bio 🗳

In the 1919 federal election, the Nationalist Party defeated Labor in Ballarat by just one vote!⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ In more recent times, like the last federal election, the margins in some seats have been so small that the number of un-enrolled young people was larger than the difference in votes between the two leading parties. ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ Youth enrolment is currently at an all time high. Click through to learn more about how one vote can make a difference. ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ #vote #yvote #election #auspol #youthvoice #youngleaders #election2019

🔎Have you ever heard that voting for an independent or minor party is throwing away your vote? ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ In ep 1 of Let's Get Political @cloudsandskye (Y Vote founder) and @staceyjune (founder of herself) have a chat about this plus a bunch more stuff like what even is the difference between a minor party and independent? and can they get anything done? ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ This is bite sized politics for everyone that cares but doesn't necessarily live and breath it! ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ 🎧Find it on all your fav podcasting platforms or link in bio ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ In this ep we chat to Centre Alliance MP Rebekha Sharkie @makemayomatter to get her perspective. Rebekha has not only worked for a major party and in the youth sector (fighting for the rights of young people ✊🏽) but is currently an MP for a minor party that evolved from an independent Senator's platform... so we reckon she has a unique and interesting perspective to share. ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ Among other things Rebekha shares her thoughts on whether these cross benchers can get anything done and why she thinks the peak body for young people @ayac needs to be refunded!⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ 📷 2 via @makemayomatter Rebekha Sharkie with young people from her electorate of Mayo⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ 🔎 head over to Y Vote for detailed show notes and a link to join the campaign to see AYAC refunded⠀

🎧SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT! Hey team it's Skye (Y Vote founder) here to share about the launch of my new podcast with Aussie podcasting queen @staceyjune. We're here to chat about how we (the younger generations) can flex our political muscle and give democracy a workout! 🏋🏽‍♀️⁣⠀ .⁣⠀ Do you sometimes hold back asking questions, sharing your view or taking action cause you feel like you're not an expert or "not political"??? 🤓 Well this is something I hear allll the time. I feel like it myself very often. ⁣⠀ .⁣⠀ This is the podcast for you if you're not binging on politics podcasts already and just want a quick bit of exercise when it comes to politics, and the upcoming election in particular - check us us on all the usual platforms and subscribe so you can listen to our first ep tomorrow morn 🎧⁣⠀ .⁣⠀ #auspol #letsgetpolitical #election2019 #makeyourvotecount #vote #yvote