One interesting alternative to the traditional referendum - and one which would potentially increase Australia's democracy significantly - would be the ability of the public to initiate a referendum, such as in countries like Switzerland, Denmark and France whereby a specified number of names on a petition can bring about a referendum (McMillan, Evans and Storey, 1983). ...

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