For some reason ever since I watched the election broadcast last night I've been thinking of this advert for NRMA Insurance a couple of years ago that featured a group of Brisbane Broncos rugby league players. Shane Webke, the owner of the damaged car, wonders if his team-mate has had a head-knock on the weekend, and if this explains his bizarre confusion about whether the problem is caused by the elements or by a rival football team. I wonder the same about our country. We have just voted overwhelmingly, as we always seemed certain to do, for a government that promises to look firmly backwards , led by a man who in the first leaders debate said, "There is nothing wrong with this country that a change of government won't fix". In other words, all the problems we are facing are caused by the Labor Party. Is this evidence of some form of brain damage? As you know, I'm not a huge fan of the Labor Party although I'm even less a fan of the Liberals.
'Contemplating the teeming life of the shore, we have an uneasy sense of the communication of some universal truth that lies just beyond our grasp.' - Rachel Carson