Quote Originally Posted by Jimbo View Post
I agree that one dodgy government does not a dodgy country make. But sometimes it can be difficult to either (1) Get that Govt. out of power in a system like Australia's (two - term limit in the US?) and/or (2) Realise the govt. is dodgy.
I think that this is where we have more power than most countries.
We have a true multiparty system with several large players, and several smaller players that can make a difference as well.

If a party is caught doing naughty things, they get hurt come next election. As a result, they will not be part of the next coalition, because other parties will be bigger players.

So parties can be hurt for a long time.
With only 2 parties, there is not much you can do. either it's one or the other, and there is no hope for newcomers to win any significance.