Paying for elections every three years is worth it

Abstract

There’s an old joke about divorces. Do you know why they’re so expensive? Because they’re worth it. Elections are no different. Mr Albanese wants four-year fixed terms. Apparently, Mr Dutton used to want four-year terms but then he didn’t, and now he does again. Four-year terms might make their job easier. It might also save us some $60 billion in the next two decades. But do voters really want the federal government to have four years to mess with us? Or is it worth$3 billion each year to make our politicians work harder for us