http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/politics/in-this-gloomy-state-of-affairs-democracy-suffers-the-most-20120224-1ttt7.html Former Hawke govt minister Barry Jones believes Australia’s democracy is at it’s lowest ever on both sides of politics.
http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/politics/in-this-gloomy-state-of-affairs-democracy-suffers-the-most-20120224-1ttt7.html Former Hawke govt minister Barry Jones believes Australia’s democracy is at it’s lowest ever on both sides of politics.
Australian Independents Movement for Political Integrity 
http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/politics/the-partys-over-rest-in-despair-20120224-1ttja.html Mike Carlton on ALP leadership crisis where a reader emailed him saying “Our choice is between a party strong on policies but hopeless at politics and a party strong on politics but hopeless at policies”
I agree Rudd and Gillard are complimentary.
The political debate is at a low ebb but how much of this is due to the media. Is it a case of getting the message out, or of the media playing out its own agendas. I wonder. I would like debate of the issues, what each side, and others, thinks. Certainly time for the media to ask some questions about Abbot’s leadership.