| Dear Neville,
I’ve just come from Question Time and it’s official. Tony Abbott is no longer our Prime Minister.This is very welcome news because the country has a chance for a new direction. Australia deserves better than the degrading, offensive and damaging politics we experienced under Tony Abbott’s leadership.
Malcolm Turnbull said he will respect the public’s intelligence and seek to lead by persuading. This is a good start, but the test will be whether it extends to acting on the things that matter most, like:
- Real action on climate change
- Equal marriage for all loving couples
- Releasing children who are locked up in detention
- A strong social safety net
The early signs are that the Greens have our work cut out for us in keeping this government accountable.When I asked Malcolm Turnbull today in Question Time about climate change, he said he’d be sticking with Tony Abbott’s woeful pollution cuts. He also said he won’t bring on a vote on the cross-party marriage equality bill that could see Parliament remove discrimination from our marriage laws this year.
Malcolm Turnbull has a chance to impress, but so far the signs aren’t good. The coming months will reveal whether he is the Prime Minister that many people hope he will be, or whether the Liberal Party has just put a fresh coat of paint over the cruel and dangerous policies of the Abbott government.
We will watch with great anticipation.
Thanks for standing with us,
Adam |
