Australia elections: From ‘donkey voting’ to ‘corflute’ and ‘tradies’, all the slangs you need to know
[ad_1] Australian federal election 2025 After Canada, where the ruling Liberals secured a fourth consecutive term as the federal government, all eyes are on Australia, which will hold its federal election on Saturday. The ruling Australian Labor Party of Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will be up against Peter Dutton's Liberal-National coalition.Australia is among a handful of nations where voting is compulsory. Also unique is the Australian campaign vernacular, which includes terms such as "donkey voting", "corflutes", stoushes", "spruiking" etc.Here's a look at some Australian election slangs:Donkey vote: According to the Guardian, Australian voters do this when they don’t care about who wins the election, or they don’t want their vote to count, but also don’t want to get fined for not casting a ballot. Under the donkey vote, voters number all candidates in order of their preference, on ballot papers […]