Economic pessimism is behind the drift of voters to minor parties and independents
- Written by Viet Nguyen, Principal Research Fellow, Macroeconomics Research Program, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, The University of Melbourne
Growing economic pessimism appears to have pushed many voters away from Australia’s two major parties, Labor and the Coalition. Support for minor parties and independents has doubled since the Global Financial Crisis in 2008.
In the latest federal election, minor parties and independents are on track to gain a record share of the vote, at...
