See, voting being compulsory is a bit baffling to me, when for us it was something you fought for the right to have, not a gift you were ordered to take. Maybe it's something to do with the size of Austrailia though. I can see it being difficult, back in the day, for largely spread out groups of people to get to a polling station and not enough people turning up. Maybe the fine was to getthe turn out.

To pay to become a citizen and vote sounds awful, to be blunt. If you're a permanent resident then it's your country too.

Thank you. It took me a while to figure out how I wanted to say it, so I'm glad it works. :o)