Election sleight of hand

April 22, 2025

Describing Kim Beazley as “well meaning“ pretty much describes the way he has fooled his way through his public life, second only to Anthony Albanese who, if he pulls off a win, will surely be the great Australian “nice guy but…” (not that I’m any fan of Peter Dutton).

Everything about this election, from the constant guessing when it would be held to the sad passing of the pope has been about keeping the voters in the dark. We have seen publicly-funded electioneering by the major parties for 12+ months before the election was announced with all the talk being about when, not about policy. This was followed by the school holidays and two major public holidays, then pre-polling before any policies are announced, let alone costed. It’s a scam.

To expect any reform at the cash cow retirement home for politicians and generals, a war memorial before constitutional and Parliamentary reform, is to once again fall for the old “look over there, there is nothing to see here” trick.

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