I'm watching Malcolm Turnbull talk to the Chamber of Commerce and Industry and I'm impressed with his words. He talks about how Australia has been looked after for tens of thousands of years by the first Australians. He talks about the contribution of the migrants who have boosted our population, and how 40% of people in Sydney were born overseas.
And yet, I'm suspicious of his back-message. He says our immigration program is a recruitment program and that Peter Dutton is our chief recruiter. Huh? He talks about being ever-vigilant about keeping out the people we don't invite here. Fair enough, but at what cost? Surely, an innovative Prime Minister could come up with a program which could give desperate refugees some hope.
He's only been talking for a few minutes and he's already attacking the ALP. This is something else we don't like about politicians: the obsession with denigrating the opposition. Only the current government can improve our lives; the job of the Opposition is only to keep them honest. Unfortunately, the business of government seems to be to flounder around doing nothing and distract the populace by throwing attention on something the previous government did or did not do years ago.
And what pushed 457 visas to the top of the political agenda? When will attention be focused on things that matter instead of peripheral issues. Have politicians no shame? If they had any integrity, they would accept that they were not earning their salaries and stand aside for someone who has the strength of character to tackle the real issues facing Australia
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