Antony, Kudos on the great coverage and the excellent comments. Im astonished that people don't understand the preferential voting system that we have in place and that people believe that the parties control the flow of preferences for the House! That's what all the boxes are for people! You are the ones deciding on the preferences. I recall learning about this in late primary school. I wonder if it was on the national curriculum agenda? Gotta love the democratic process!