Letter

In response to Exclusion of Ed Husic from the Albanese Ministry Statement

Playground antics

From the disrespectful heckling and intimidation in parliament when certain MPs are speaking, to the factional infighting and manoeuvering, tell me how this is different from a school playground?

I’ve worked in the latter for more than 20 years, and in all that time I haven’t seen children behave as badly as our politicians. No wonder teachers are reticent to put forward any of our leaders as societal role models.

— Alyssa Aleksanian from Hazelbrook