Politics is a dirty word

Long-term repercusions of the COVID19 pandemic and the associated monstrous debt are certain to lead to calls for changes in our system of Government. Faced with the prospect of generational debt and a strong feeling that we are over-governed, dsrastiuc cuts need to be made to the cost of Government along with fundamental change to our constitution. A large part of the problem will be to abolish the extravagance of a Federal Parliament with all the costs associated with duplicating Ministers and Departments when each State already has working bureaucracies in place the States are responsible for education, health and a large part of the justice system. Let COAG run the country., The Council of Australian Governments has the expertise and the existing departmental bureaucracy to take on all roles – saving taxpayers billions of dollars every year.

Australians are sick of politicians. Fiddling with dual citizenship rules won’t change anything. We need some fundamental change to our constitution. There's little doubt that Australia is over-governed with vast armies of politicians and fat cat bureaucrats. Australians do not elect Prime Ministers, they elect local politicians who get together and appoint a party leader who is automatic ally Prime Minister if that party has a majority of seats in Parliament. A large part of the problem will be solved by getting rid of political parties. Currently, politicians owe more allegiance to their parties than to the people who elect them. A next step will be to abolish the extravagance of a Federal Parliament with all the costs associated with duplicating Ministers and Departments when each State already has working bureaucracies in place. Let COAG run the country .

Former Prime Minister Tony Abbott is right when he says that Australians are sick of politicians. But his proposed solution won’t change anything. We need some fundamental change to our constitution. There's little doubt that Australian is over-governed with vast armies of politicians and fat cat bureaucrats. Australians do not elect Prime Ministers, they elect local politicians who get together and appoint a party leader who is automatic ally Prime Minister if that party has a majority of seats in Parliament. A large part of the problem will be solved by getting rid of political parties. Currently, politicians owe more allegiance to their parties than to the people who elected them. A next step will be to abolish the extravagance of a Federal Parliament with all the costs associated with duplicating Ministers and Departments when each State already has working bureaucracies in place. Let COAG run the country.

Political parties are the major reason for widespread public distrust of politicians. Once a candidate is endorsed for election, he or she has more allegiance to the party than to voters – which sees normal ethics, reality and accountability fly out the window. The party machine and hierarchy are all that matter and individuals will be protected whatever they do. Corruption in Federal and State politics is nothing new, politicians have been accepting bribes for ever and they have always had their hands in the pockets of taxpayers – but the scandals have grown in recent years. The latest to hit the fan are fraudulent claims totalling $140,000 which forced the resignations of the Victorian Parliament Speaker and his deputy. The regularity of scandals demonstrates that many politicians are simply crooks who can't be trusted. One way to overcome the problem may be to disband political parties, politicians should stand in electorates in which they live as independents directly represen...