From Secret Ballot to Democracy Sausage: How Australia Got Compulsory VotingAlone among English speaking democracies, Australia compels its citizens to vote. It forces politicians to consider the impact of their policies on all groups of Australians, especially the disadvantaged and marginalised, and so contributes to a more equal and just society. It's compulsory to vote in Australia. We are one of a handful of countries in the world that enforce this rule at election time, and the only English speaking country that makes