http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/06/30/fixing-politics-short-term-gain-vs-long-term-pain/ now with extra source Sun, 22 Nov 2009 04:36:07 +1100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/06/30/fixing-politics-short-term-gain-vs-long-term-pain/#comment-2141 Tom W Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000 #comment-2141 Great article - makes so much sense!<br /> Great article - makes so much sense!

]]> http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/06/30/fixing-politics-short-term-gain-vs-long-term-pain/#comment-2142 Dave Liberts Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000 #comment-2142 Maybe we need to replace our existing political institutions with a benevolent dictatorship with Miriam Lyons at the helm? As we've seen over the last 20 years in Australia, reformist governments willing to take hard decisions need outstanding leadership or they get voted out and replaced by media-friendly do-nothings. It's fundamental to democracy that governments get replaced and renewed, but many elections today seem to be a race to the bottom rather than a sensible and informed exchange of ideas. Law and order policies, anyone? Maybe we need to replace our existing political institutions with a benevolent dictatorship with Miriam Lyons at the helm? As we’ve seen over the last 20 years in Australia, reformist governments willing to take hard decisions need outstanding leadership or they get voted out and replaced by media-friendly do-nothings. It’s fundamental to democracy that governments get replaced and renewed, but many elections today seem to be a race to the bottom rather than a sensible and informed exchange of ideas. Law and order policies, anyone?

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