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Australia had a king tide of political change on the weekend. After 11.5 years in power the Liberal Party was resoundingly thrashed in the election. Even the Prime Minister lost his home seat. This wasn’t a wake-up call.  It was an explosion!

Former Prime Minister Paul Keating wrote in today’s “The Sydney Morning Herald” -

“On Saturday night, when it was clear the Howard Government had been defeated, many Labor supporters around me said: “You must be so happy.” But my emotion was not happiness; rather, it was relief.

“Relief that the nation had put itself back on course. Relief that the toxicity of the Liberal social agenda - the active disparagement of particular classes and groups, that feeling of alienation in your own country - was over. And over in the only way that could be final: with a resounding electoral instruction of “No more”.

After more than a decade enduring political conservatisim it’s a relief to see the electorate agrees - it’s time for change!