Wednesday, March 24, 2004



New Politics
Throughout my 10 years in Federal Parliament one thing has always puzzled me. Why don't more MPs talk openly about the loss of public trust and confidence in the political system? It's as if, having become part of the system, nobody is allowed to talk about it.
· Potential will not be realised if the Parliament is weak and our democracy is shallow

Too many journalists in the world's most respected publications became unquestioning messengers of their government's desired message...
· See Also Engineering consent: Antony Loewenstein