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    1. Malcolm Turnbull has beaten Peter Dutton 48-35 in a snap Liberal leadership spill

      The news: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-08-21/liberals-leadership-challenge-declared/10146574 A live feed:...

      The news: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-08-21/liberals-leadership-challenge-declared/10146574

      A live feed: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-08-21/politics-live-malcolm-turnbull-in-partyroom-meeting/10146280

      Some background: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-08-20/malcom-turnbull-leadership-crisis-explained/10139208

      7 votes
    2. Who here is eligible to vote but not registered to vote?

      The USA in particular has one of the lowest voter turnouts and the lowest registration levels of most developed countries....

      The USA in particular has one of the lowest voter turnouts and the lowest registration levels of most developed countries.

      http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2018/05/21/u-s-voter-turnout-trails-most-developed-countries/

      In 2016 only 61% of eligible citizens voted and only 70% were registered.

      https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/voting-and-registration/p20-580.html

      And that was a good year.

      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voter_turnout#Trends_of_decreasing_turnout_since_the_1980s

      10 votes