Many of us believed it was time for a change in federal government in 2019 (still shocked!) but now, in 2021, it’s becoming clearer for all that Morrison’s government has got to go. In a year that’s seen one scandal or corruption after another, and mounting examples of incompetence, the ‘quiet Australians’ are starting to sit up and take notice. From rape cover ups, rorts and ‘blind trusts’ to the vaccination stroll out, failure to build quarantine facilities and now being dragged into the smallest of steps on climate change (embarrassing us at a national level), Morrison and his corrupt ministers have shown every step of the way that they do not care about the people they supposedly represent. Just themselves, clinging on to power while failing to do the jobs we taxpayers pay them to do. So many announcements, so little action. And if you’re not a big business, or a big donor, they don’t want to know.

But would the ordinary person know this from the media? No… because Murdoch doesn’t want us to know.

People are angry. People are struggling. 1 in 6 people in Australia live below the poverty line. It’s a political choice, it doesn’t need to be like this.

In March this year, women (and men) across the country marched for justice – in support for Brittany Higgins and in protest at the way women are treated by the federal government. We’ve absolutely had enough. With thousands of women raising their voices, they still wouldn’t listen.

In parliament just this week, the government showed its contempt for democracy, voting against the Speaker’s recommendation to refer Christian Porter’s $1 million trust fund for legal fees to the Privileges committee. And the reason the government was able to defeat the vote to send the Porter matter to the Privileges Committee was because the government will not allow independent crossbenchers to vote remotely. Elected MP’s were literally stopped from voting. One thing is for sure, the only time you will ever hear the word ‘trust’ in relation to this government, it’s when it’s being used to cover up the truth! You definitely can’t trust them to do the right thing.

Every week we think things couldn’t get worse, and then they do.

So in the build-up to a federal election, how do we make sure voters get a more balanced view?

Over the next few months, we’ll be writing out what’s making us angry, why it’s time for change, and what Labor will do differently. There’s a lot been happening this year, but you need to know where to look, away from the spin and the cover ups.

If you have a topic you’d like us to cover, please let us know!

 

Nicola Wilson, Noosa branch

WideBay election campaign