He's simply going troppo. But even as the policy differences narrowed, the hostility between the two sides in Parliament has become, if anything, more vicious than ever. You are a sanctimonious windbag. That's turning voters off too. The debate has disappeared out of the Parliament.
Question time is a farce.
Ministerial statements are no longer made. Government policy is never announced at Parliament. Parliament has become an irrelevance. I think the rising appeal of minority parties and independents should be seen by them as a very serious warning that the community won't go on forever putting up with something they don't admire or esteem or respect. Tom Uren believes it is women who will rescue the Parliament.