We'd prefer to make voting voluntary, using Diebold machines, but we'll start with stopping people registering.

The government has started tinkering with the election laws to make it harder for people who usually don't vote for them to vote at all. All very standard stuff: disenfranchising prisoners and people who don't think about voting until an election is called.

But this is the bit I love:

The threshold for disclosure of political donations will rise to $10,000 with contributions to political parties of up to $1,500 to be tax deductible.

Want to bribe your local politician and get a tax deduction? We make it easier!

But, oh well, because some idiots gave them control of the Upper house at the last election (don't blame me, I voted for Nigel Freemarijuana) they can do whatever they want. Sure we can try to vote them out at the next election, but we have to hope they haven't fucked the country up beyond repair by then.