The power and the glory: Australia’s politicians face an upheaval

Most voters now want two new, or reborn, parties - one that is centre Left and the other that is centre Right. Both of those parties will need new names and must reinvent themselves to fit those political positions. Voters will choose a winner at elections, not on support of a philosophy, but on leadership, economic credentials, management skills and a sound record on the enhancement of the environment and the care of all humanity.

Political donations must be banned totally from all sources, with funding to come from the public purse based on votes received at the previous election. Parties will have to budget some of that payment to meet their secretariat costs in between elections. Their only non-public funding would come from membership fees alone - and those members should be individuals only, not organisations.

So, it’s time to face the undeniable fact that neither of the major political parties in Australia is currently equipped to lead Australia into the future. Voters have had a massive gutful of the way that politics is now exercised. Australians don’t want less government - they aspire to good government of enlightened reform.

Unless political parties experience a total reformation, Parliament will become a place of utter disrespect.