"…The prime ministers of the early 21st century have grappled variously with the frenetic, fractious and polarised nature of the contemporary media….All of them have found the setting one in which it is hard to break through to voters, to build and sustain a conversation with the electorate about policy or much else besides. This is not an alibi for the dearth of far-reaching reform this century, but it does make it more explicable".
Source: Anti-polarity
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Yes we’ve certainly had some Prime Ministers.
Hard to break through to voters? Solid copium.
Maybe if they delivered policies and action based on the electorate instead of delivering in favour of
* the gambling lobby
* the CFMEU and the SDA and whatever other corrupt unions (specifically – yes I understand unions have value)
* billionaire developers
* mining magnates and their lobbiests
* foreign gas and coal companies
* weirdos with Swiss bank accounts like Richo
* the church for crying out loud – no we don’t want a theocracy or knights and dames thank you Abbott
Then maybe, with a bit of basic common sense, a basic level of accountability and authenticity, you’d reach through to voters you utterly disgusting politicians.