ALP!

ALP leader Bill Shorten has resurfaced with a plan to revive flagging party membership and funding by democratizing eligibility criteria to attract the many supporters on ALP mailing lists as actual members without having to negotiate the tortuous process which applies to potential applicants at present. He contends that unless the party rebuilds the critical mass to regain government as soon as possible, deprived elements of the ALP's natural constituency eg. the lonely, homeless and mentally ill, will continue to suffer the 'don't care' policies of their political opponents.

Good luck with that Bill.