Australia news live: Victorian crossbench MP Georgie Purcell warns overhaul of state voting system must be backed by broader reform

Per The Guardian, Victoria's planning to overhaul its state voting system when parliament returns from winter break. The proposed change would abolish the group voting ticket system, but crossbench MP Georgie Purcell warns that doing so without broader reforms could hand power to One Nation. Purcell backs electoral reform generally, but says any overhaul must avoid disproportionately benefiting certain minor parties.

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