As this article is being written, our politicians are gearing up for a federal election, which could even be held in late August or 1 September, before publication. Most commentators, however, seem to think an October-November date most likely--a view reinforced by the current doleful prospect for the Coalition parties in the opinion polls.
This article makes no attempt to canvass reasons for that opinion poll performance. Two major areas of government failure, however, stand out. First is the general area of immigration and citizenship policies,(1) where its sins of both omission and commission have offended those chiefly responsible for electing it (in 2001 ...