Tony Windsor, Rob Oakeshott and Bob Katter. Photo: Mark Graham
Forget Tony Abbot, forget Julia Gillard. At the moment everyone’s eyes are at three independent MPs: Tony Windsor, Rob Oakeshott and Bob Katter. All three have no party of their own to call their party and are independent from one another; yet major political parties are running after them for their help to win their support to form the government.
This is what you call democracy in Australia, the whole country, government, political parties, politicians and MPs all taken hostage by three independent men and hitting the dead end everyday and coming to no agreement until their demands are met.
Millions of dollars was spent for the federal election 2010 not to say millions of Australian public took time to go to the polling stations to vote for the government. But now where are all those votes? Was it worth it, if these three independent MPs are the ones to decided as who will form the government?
If they side on Coalition then Coalition will form the next government and if they side on Labor then Labor will form the government. So, three men’s word against 14 million Australians’ and three men win. Welcome to Australian democracy with three independent Prime Ministers.
