The successful nomination of two candidates who are undischarged bankrupts has highlighted the Australian Electoral Commissions inability to ensure compliance with the section of the Constitution which led to the resignation of 17 senators and MPs and senators during the 45th parliament.
Fraser Anning candidate for the Victorian seat of Bendigo Julie Hoskin, and former WA One Nation-turned-independent senator Rod Culleton, have been attacked by political opponents and constitutional experts for choosing to nominate, despite their status as bankrupts.
In terms of human nature, you would have thought the rational …
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