The National Party held the keys to power for almost a decade before 2022. They are the only major single-constituency party in Parliament, representing exclusively regional and rural interests, and yet essential services in the Bush continue to suffer from neglect and underfunding.
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As such, we must actively dismantle this long-standing narrative of the ‘bushtopia’, which only serves to create further degradation and debt.
While bold in its diagnosis of the issues facing Australian education and skills development, the report’s largely excellent recommendations will be quickly overshadowed by its cost, alongside the multiple levels of negotiations across federal and state governments required to legislate and implement any changes.
I wondered, quietly, if the NBN drops out, would it mean I’d drop out too?
