The Victorian election has collapsed into provocative social media posts, stupid AI tricks, staged ice cream eating and pothole filling, all pumped out in the belief stunts will win votes.
The head of ASIO said reports of Australians being abused and threatened “breaks my heart”. He criticised politicians and the media for not calling it out loudly and quickly.
The rise of a third party has challenged the complacency and arrogance that has defined modern politics. The major parties are finally listening to voters.
Victoria is experiencing a societal sourness that has made too many people more aggressive, rude, impatient, selfish and sometimes violent.
But by what right does activist group Mad F---ing Witches appoint itself as guardian of what is proper and fair? How representative are they of the “real” audience?
Boomer has become a term of elder abuse, when it should be carried with pride. A Boomer Army needs to rise up and claim a serious seat at the table.
The state government supposedly has a strategy to make this problem half as bad. It’s heading the other direction.
Staff are being attacked and corridors are at times jammed with sick people. Doctors who see the horror have ideas to fix it, but are not allowed to talk about it.
The AFL would never admit it, but some around football say it has turned its back when Australia most needs it because it’s nervous about a public backlash.
Premier Jacinta Allan is rattled. You can see it in her eyes, hear it in her voice and smell it in her strategy as she blusters and bumbles her way through the Big Build scandal.
