“No-one wants to see violence of any kind on our streets, certainly not any violence that's justified by extreme nationalist ideas or that targets people because of their religion.” PeopleWantKindIdeasViolenceStreetsExtremesTargetJustified Author:Tim Soutphommasane
“I'm not so sure liberal democracy as we know it has reached its terminus. It's clear though, that many have genuinely lost confidence in the Australian political class. One reason is that we like to place enormous burdens of expectations on modern political leaders. To be sure such expectations aren't always honest. Just as we want better public services but object to paying the higher taxes that would make them possible, we often want leadership but only if there aren't hard choices with real consequences.” IfsKnowsWantRealHardReasonPoliticalChoicesLostLeadershipLeaderClassDemocracyClearModernHonestObjectsHigherTaxesExpectationsConsequenceBurdenEnormousAustralianPublic ServicePolitical LeadersLiberal DemocracyLost Confidence Author:Tim Soutphommasane
