It’s time for a balanced parliament
The mystery will always remain: Why did Albanese appease his Coalition opponents while haemorrhaging votes from his supporters?
Moving on, I suggest Dutton and the LNP would be infinitely worse. The Trump playbook, divisiveness, lack of policies and policy detail, lack of transparency, lies and personal attacks on opponents at both federal and electorate level – no good lies down that path.
So the big question is: What are we going to do about it? Please… vote deliberately for a hung/balanced parliament.
Community independents have already shown teeth and backbone in calling the major parties to account. Add more to their number to force getting the job done properly on climate change, gambling reform, a NACC with teeth, tax reform, and all the other things on which Albanese has pulled his punches, even overriding his ministers.
Hopefully three things will follow:
- ALP members in and outside parliament will convince Albanese to “retire gracefully” no later than 12 months post-election.
- The populace at large will realise they are better off under the properly implemented policies promised in 2022.
- We will have proof that crossbench power works in favour of Australia, not one or other major political party.
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