I was impressed to hear Labor MP and current Health Minister, Nicola Roxon, come up with a poignant statement regarding the prospect of a hung parliament. That prospect has since become a reality.
I paraphrase, she said that the Australian people will have to be patient as the political process will be slower given neither party has majority in the lower house.
Perhaps that’s what we need, a dose of patience. Since most of the population these days are in it for all they can get. As if the govt were a piñata. Like when people saw dollar sign when Rudd delivered a $900 stimulus cheque. That was pure short-term thinking on their part as much as ours.
Good on Roxon for acknowledging this need. It has been needed for a while. Perhaps now we will also get more vigorous discussion on policy instead of rushing into unnecessary actions.
I paraphrase, she said that the Australian people will have to be patient as the political process will be slower given neither party has majority in the lower house.
Perhaps that’s what we need, a dose of patience. Since most of the population these days are in it for all they can get. As if the govt were a piñata. Like when people saw dollar sign when Rudd delivered a $900 stimulus cheque. That was pure short-term thinking on their part as much as ours.
Good on Roxon for acknowledging this need. It has been needed for a while. Perhaps now we will also get more vigorous discussion on policy instead of rushing into unnecessary actions.
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So true. Hopefully now the people will actually be considered when policies and decisions are being made.
Our microwave society will have to learn a little thing called patience, but we all know an 8-hr roast is so much nicer & better for us than 2 minute noodles.
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