Most Australians I talk to seem supportive of compulsory voting. They feel that if everyone must vote anyway, then people might as well figure out who they would prefer rather than being strictly apathetic. Interestingly, they also allow campaigning on the day of the election and right outside voting stations. It was great to walk through the throng of campaigners hassling voters outside of the voting station near my place and say "I'm not voting". They would appear nonplussed and then I'd tell them I was not an Australian citizen.
As for people coming in to vote in their wedding dresses on the Saturday of a long weekend, well you can arrange to vote in advance as in all industrialised countries.
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