We came of age during the Nemesis years — of course we’re turning away from major parties

Nemesis is over, and what did we learn? For millennials like me, the series covered my entire voting life and has confirmed what many in my generation have long felt: Tony Abbott, Malcolm Turnbull and Scott Morrison were motivated not by civic duty but by the sole pursuit of personal power.

That’s probably obvious to older Crikey readers, but I cannot emphasise how disorienting it was to come of age politically during this time.

In school we are taught the basic principles of Australia’s political system. The concept of representative democracy, the strength of our compulsory voting, and how the free debate of Parliament allows different perspectives to shape legislation for the good of the entire country.