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Death of the establishment

By Everald Compton - posted Wednesday, 24 February 2016


If Tony Windsor decides to win back his old seat of New England he will do so easily, not just because of the backlash vote, but because he has worked closely with the people at the very grassroots of his electorate for decades and they reckon, correctly, that he understands and acts on their needs. More significantly, his presence in the race will inspire many more Independents to run in every electorate in the nation.

Someone from Nick Xenophon's team will take out Christopher Pyne in South Australia because he seems to have been ingrained in the political establishment for years.

Is it too late to stop the revolt here in Australia? The answer is Yes. It's on.

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Turnbull will win the most seats when the election comes around, but he will have to run a minority government.

This could be a good thing for democracy as politicians may learn that spin, wedging and slanging will dig them into a bigger hole.

A few virtues like common sense and integrity wont go astray. Respect for voters intelligence will become an essential asset. So will a recognition that the world has changed forever and the old dogmas of capitalism and socialism are dead and buried.

Astute political and economic management originating from the political centre is the only way forward.

Do we have the leaders in the current parliament capable of changing or do we need to toss them all out and start again?

I hope it is the former, but it may be the latter.

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Everald Compton is Chairman of The Longevity Forum, a not for profit entity which is implementing The Blueprint for an Ageing Australia. He was a Founding Director of National Seniors Australia and served as its Chairman for 25 years. Subsequently , he was Chairman for three years of the Federal Government's Advisory Panel on Positive Ageing.

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