Ya got me there on the electoral boundaries

That's but one of the ways parties play games

Do you not think the parties do everything they can to influence how the voting system will favor themselves???

My point, which sailed right over your head, is that...politicians are gonna do what politicians do.

Queensland Labor’s chequebook gerrymander

The LNP are entering this year’s Queensland’s state election with more than one hand tied behind their back. Labor’s chequebook gerrymander means that under new laws, it is now effectively illegal for the LNP to spend as much on campaigning as the left.

Under laws passed last year, the LNP has a spending cap of $8.5 million this election. Labor, of course, has the same cap but the devil is in the detail. Every one of Queensland’s 26 trade unions is able to spend $1m on the election, as is GetUp!.

So, in the blue corner, weighing in at $8.5 million we have the LNP and, in the red corner, weighing in at $35.5 million we have Labor.

Fair contest?