Election harassment was a disgrace

I have worked inside and outside of pre-polling and Election Day booths a number of times and have had a nice camaraderie with fellow booth workers.

This election campaign, however, led firstly by the media and then the behaviour of some of the imported campaign volunteers was a disgrace.

Harassment, intimidation and ridicule were never a part of any campaign I have worked on.

In comedy shows on the television with complete disrespect for our parliamentarians, the number of commentators trying to come up with the best story sensationilising ordinary events was baffling.

There was harassment of people walking on the footpath; I just felt it was not the Australian way.

I hope to never again have to witness this behaviour.and method of domination, after all we are trying to have elected the people that we choose to run our great country and in so doing have the honour of living in a democracy not a country run by one person.

Email, 12 Sep 2013

Genny Murphy, Woy Woy