Reciminations and point scoring illustrate faults with our political system

(Climate change can only be resolved, or at least addressed with some success when all people, from wherever they sit on the political spectrum, cooperate, collaborate and work together to confront humanity’s worst-ever dilemma – Robert McLean.)

With a near dead heat in the race to form government, why does there have to be only one winner? Why can't we all be winners, drawing on the strengths of all our politicians, not just half of them?

The recriminations and point scoring that have erupted since election-day highlight everything that is wrong with the Australian political system.

Polling confirms that the factor alienating many Australian voters is that neither side has been willing to confront the really big challenges facing our society and our future. For example, climate change constitutes the biggest single threat to humanity in history, particularly to Australia as the driest continent on Earth. We know that Malcolm Turnbull would like to tackle it, but is constrained by the right wing of the LNP.

Read The Canberra Times comment piece from two directors of Australia21, Ian Dunlop and Bob Douglas - “Time to declare both sides of politics and the Australian people thewinners.”