Nothing like sprouting populist rubbish for the red neck sector vote.
Only one problem....
This referred to the need for a referendum to change the constitution.
Well, if we can do it just in order to make some special mention of aborigines in the Constitution which few ever read and even fewer care about, I expect we can do it for something the general public feels strongly about such as inadequate sentencing from the judiciary.
The comment that this is 'populist rubbish' is perhaps not quite fair in this instance. Many perfectly reasonable people, not 'rednecks' as you so pejoratively put it, are outraged by the minimal sentences handed down for very violent crime.
Perhaps you could say, IFocus, if you really believe sentences by most judges fairly reflect the seriousness of the crimes committed?
this in the comments section sums up nicely
A friend of mine (farmer) summed up Abbott the other day by saying "who could vote a tosser like Abbott in as Prime Minister.
So you quote one comment by one Labor voter. I hardly think that is sufficient to dismiss the underlying reality of the concern Tony Abbott's remark was reflecting.
I could, e.g., as could many others, equally say "who could possibly have voted in a bunch of tossers like Gillard, Swan, Wong et al".
It's meaningless commentary.
On a different topic, it will be interesting to see how Chris Bowen handles the extensive ramifications of today's High Court decision re asylum seekers' access to the full Court appeals system. If we thought arrivals had blown out, then I reckon we ain't seen nothing yet!
So far Chris Bowen's performance is admirable and a great improvement over his predecessor, but he will be hard pressed to make this look good to the public.