Election diary No 14. Saturday, 26 February 2022.
Who will you vote for and why? You should remember why if you intend to vote for the Labor Party. What was your reason, or if there was more than one and you are a non-aligned voter, what are they?
If you cannot remember then, l can help you. Please be patient.
The latest polls show no indication of returning to the pro-conservative levels post-Christmas and what l call “The undressing of Morrison,” a period in which the public finally woke to the thought that they may have been wrong about the government and its lying leader.
You can fool the people for an extended period, some of the time, but never all of the time. Eventually, they wake from their extended mental hibernation and see the truth for what it is. You don’t need many reasons to be rid of arguably the worst, most corrupt governments in Australia’s history. However, if you need additional information to assist you in your decision-making processes, here is a categorised list of issues for your perusal. Who would you trust to deliver good government?
Government
1 A voice for our First Nations People.
2 Restoring trust in our political system.
3 International relations (see current Essential poll).
4 Reduce the influence of the far-right.
5 Disproportion of influence in the mainstream media.
6 Ministry for the future.
7 Levels of immigration/population. The reason for low job rates now is that there isn’t any immigration.
8 Become a republic.
9 Restore the public service instead of spending millions on consultants.
10 Stop AUKUS.
11 Ethics taught in primary to high schools.
12 Re-establish manufacturing to its former status.
13 Buy back all infrastructure and overseas-owned farms.
14 Primary industry and fix public housing.
15 End donations and lobbying.
16 Reconciliation (including Closing the Gap).
17 Fix Indigenous deaths in custody, land rights, etc.
18 Outlaw all avenues of political influence by church/religions, secular mandate enforcement.
19 Limit politicians’ pay, removing early retirement.
20 Access to pension rackets, super and banning/curtailment revolving door employment after political career.
21 Genuine taxing of all. Including individuals, and businesses, and multi-nationals.
22 Domestic/foreign corporations and securing honest royalties for Australia.
23 Elimination of government rorts like the Great Barrier Reef $444 million.
24 Species extension should also be considered.
25 Royal Commission into the bugging of the Timor Leste parliamentary offices.
26 Free the asylum seekers that are left on Nauru and Manus Island immediately, as well as those confined in onshore detention centres.
27 Stop the cashless welfare card.
28 Restoration of funding for all that the Coalition have defunded: The ABC, FOI, National Audit Office. etc.
29 Genuine real-time realistic taxing of all domestic/foreign corporations and securing honest royalties for Australia.
30 A world-class NBN (for business, research, health, education, science).
Mainstream Media
31 Media ownership laws are broken and adversely corrupt, as is the ability of citizens to become informed with truthful information. Social media pages also need attention. Stop giving public money to Murdoch.
Social Change
32 Urgently address inequality and equality of opportunity.
33 Reinforce empathy and compassion by using social media.
34 Legalise small amounts of cannabis for recreational use.
35 Address narcissism in the community through social media.
Housing Affordability
36 Take action on negative gearing and capital gains tax.
Health
37 Try taking action on illicit drugs with unpopular methods.
38 Address poverty and homelessness.
39 Add dental to Medicare.
40 Better quality aged care. Oversight of facilities run for the mega-profits of owners rather than the inmates.
Education
41 Ethics taught in primary to high schools.
42 Politics taught in years 11 and 12.
43 Free TAFE and tertiary education.
44 University funding and fees. Overseas students.
45 Early childhood education.
46 Genuine education funding levels for all public schools, free unis, and decrease/remove private school funding.
The Economy
47 Lower the retirement age to 60.
48 Reverse the cuts to research and development funding.
49 Payback government debt.
50 Scrap all subsidies to mining companies.
51 Scrap the tax-free status of all religions.
52 Scrap all tax advantages for the wealthy and privileged.
Women’s Issues
53 Address the gender pay gap.
54 Equal representation in Parliament.
55 Seriously address the problem of domestic violence.
The Environment
56 Fix the Murray Darling Water fraud.
57 Fix the Great Barrier Reef (if not too late)
58 Funding for natural disasters.
59 Meet all our global obligations.
Unemployment
60 Address unemployment funding and all disability/aged pensions, with empathy and compassion.
And Finally:
61 Implement a Hawke style Cabinet where authority is delegated to the Minister.
62 Give the Public Service back the prominence and prestige it once had instead of outsourcing to consultants and advisors.
Conclusion
Should they lose the next election, the current government will have left a legacy of deceit and dishonesty that political historians will note as “The Luddite Period.”
As seen through the eyes of the left, the list of wrongs is so long that it would take one term (at least) to restore our democracy before addressing some of the more critical points.
The list is impossible to triage. All have worthiness to one degree or another.
For a government that has failed to deliver on so much from the above list – and more – it would be a travesty of significant proportion if they win the upcoming election.
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My previous diary post: Desperation manifests itself in many dangerous ways.
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My thought for the day
In times of national security fears, the propagandists have successfully promoted the LNP as being best able to handle those fears. Or have they?
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