With most Australians increasingly voting outside the major parties, Ian Bowrey argues it’s time for a new political force that genuinely represents under-40s and plans for the country’s long-term future.

Australia’s democracy is at a crossroads. Across the Western world, voters are losing faith in their parliaments, and Australia is no exception. The challenges we face – economic uncertainty, environmental crises, social pressures, and global instability – are making more and more Australians question whether their voices are truly heard in Canberra.

Let’s be honest: our two major parties, the ALP and the LNP, have become rigid institutions driven by historical ideologies. Their structures are so tightly controlled from the top that fresh ideas from ordinary Australians rarely see the light of day. Party conferences are stage-managed, and policy debates are limited by internal rules. The result? The same old ideas, recycled election after election, while the real concerns of everyday people are sidelined.

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