Politics in Australia

Here in Australia we have an entrenched political system that is dominated by two sides of politics that, not surprisingly, have been around, in one form or another, since they themselves organised the system.

We have a conservative party that oddly calls itself Liberal. And then we have a Labor party, complete with American spelling, that supposedly represents what is left of the unskilled wage earners.

In reality they both serve whoever pays them the most. Politically they take notice of the swinging seats and that is the end of their genuine representative duties.

It sort of works because the country runs itself to a large degree. God help us though if we ever need genuine leadership in a crisis….