Aussie voters worn out by politicians

Elections should respond to will of the people instead of elites, analyst says

Politics used to be taken seriously in Australia. Today, even with an upcoming general election, it is a sideshow, open to ridicule and contempt by ordinary Australians.

Ng Yee-Fui, a law lecturer at Monash University in Victoria, said there is a perception among voters that democracy is failing them. Party membership is dropping in Australia as faith in politicians diminishes, she told China Daily.