incentivation
Hmmmmm....
The policy was taken to an election. Whether the popular vote was won or not is irrelevant.A majority of regions supporting it is a different thing to the people supporting it. Westminster is not completely representative.
It is the nature of the system. When a safe Labor seat become moreso, sure the actual vote of the party increases, but the electoral viability does not. Howard and his team were effective in targeting campaigning to the seats that would decide election (Often referred to as 'marginals' )
As such the election was won, and policy implemented. One must work within the provisions of the existing system, and not fantasise about what could be.
As for Nelson, he was a genuinely nice man in person. Moreso than most politicians. I think it is hard to accurately assess his real persona on television.
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