I wonder whether I am a minority in Australia when it comes to the topic of Government accountability. It seems to me that increasingly both federal and state governments are behaving like marketing machines rather than elected representatives.
The most recent fiasco of the deal with the Malaysian government is just another in a long line of instances where the PM seems to think that she can "market" the deal rather than explain to the Australian public how their actions actually achieves something.
No where can I find any explanation of just how this deal is going to reduce the flow of illegal immigrants. I am by no means saying that the problem is an easy one to solve. But not one explanation has been offered to the Australian voting public of what objectives the deal was supposed to have achieved. Is it any wonder that Australians are left wondering just how weak our leadership is. And there is little doubt that governments both federal and state are spending vast sums of money on marketing.
There has been a change in many state governments so these new premiers have an opportunity to get back to the business of governing. They are not selling stuff so it is about time they stopped acting as if they were. Sugar coating may fool some of the voters some of the time but as they proverbial saying goes it will not fool everyone all the time. How about getting back to the truth and re-establishing trust and integrity in government. To the new premiers of Victoria and New South Wales, I plead with you to take heed. In the case of Victoria, the controversy over the events with the police force in the past week are an excellent opportunity to come clean and to tell the public the truth. The Police Commissioner is for all intents and purposes acting as if he is not accountable to anyone. This must be stopped and it can only be done with strong leadership from the top to do the right thing
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