So, extrapolating out this theory, the only obvious question to be asnswered is;

...After both majors exposing their hand in falling overto the whims of the elite hyper liberals (male and female, and their own invention of fifty seven varieties of gender in between), would real flesh and blood citizens in the outer fringes, consider supporting the treacherous intent of either of the major parties?...

Dan.

Do they still speak English in the inner cities?

I don't believe there's any actual parallel to be seen here, as asserted by the Author, just a series of unfortunate coincidences and a lack of authenticity!

Latham is remembered as a (run with the hare, hunt with the hound) turncoat who turned a probable landslide win into a memorable defeat. And replicated by a Shorten led Labor! Who couldn't decide whether they were for coal or against it! And shot themselves in the electoral foot!

They need authenticity and a narrative that supports and grows jobs! Unquestionably, that narrative has to include nuclear power and deionisation dialysis desalination.

If they cannot/will not see that they need a compelling case for affordable energy and AFFORDABLE water and a compelling BELIEVABLE message on how the nation can not only afford both! But, the ABSOLUTE NECESSITY of cracking on with both!

Plus, roll out an affordable plan for urban transport and transitional fuel that is no longer dependant on supplies from offshore!

HEALTH AND EDUCATION all well and good if we don't have to mire generations as far as the eye can see in eye-watering debt just to pay for it!

Only cooperative capitalism, comrade, ensures that scenario is actually avoided and compels Labor to break ties and union shackles from its ranks and funding paradigm! Or, look to a time in the not too far distant future where it as a once great political party joins the Hasbeens, Democrats and the dodo!
Alan B.

This article does have merit, with two unpopular Labor leaders who did not show much empathy [they lacked 'warmth'] in their public life. Latham had beaten a popular leader, Kim Beazley, as Shorten had engineered Kevin Rudd's downfall, then helped him back 'into the saddle' to then usurp the leadership through his union connections in the Party. They both used the Party to advance themselves as pretenders to the Prime Ministership [for which they lacked several vital qualities-integrity being the prime missing ingredient]

' term ‘doctors’ wives’ – those middle-class, inner suburban voters, largely women, for whom environment issues were their highest priority; and growing support for the Greens.'

Often makes me wonder why doctors marry such naïve women. What is it about them.

Agree Alan the number one priority has to be water and energy.
All other "popular" projects should be put on hold, a commission of
civil engineers, no politicians, should be tasked with deciding what
part of the Bradfield Plan should be started first and then given the
job of doing it.

Next a commission of Electrical Engineers, no politicians, should be
given the job of producing electricity.

The only decisions allowed to politicians to be where to get the money.
Even that should be supervised somehow or other.

Often makes me wonder why doctors marry such naïve women. What is it about them.
runner,
Because to pass multiple choice questions doesn't really equate to real intelligence ! Cemeteries are silent witness to that.

The Bradfield plan Bazz? Regurgitated a number of times in various guises, but always shelved due to projected prohibitive costs. However, one variant that might be affordable? Injects northern Q'ld water directly into the nearby Great Artesian Basin? Which as you know Bazz, ends somewhere in northern S.A. If the volume taken out is always less than that injected! An eternal source and where it's needed!?

Aside from that, we are an island nation surrounded by water and virtual child's play to desalinate and pump miles inland with two measures at hand,i.e., Deionisation dialysis, which desalinates salt water much more cost-effectively than traditional reverse osmosis!

[ In fact in Texa trials some years ago now, it was found to be quarter of the cost of membrane filtration and produced 95% potable water in volumes large enough for cost-effective, broad-scale irrigation. We could do it here if only we had US power prices, one third of what we charge ourselves here!]

Second part, solved by also embracing new-age nuclear energy (MSR thorium) that's safer than coal, cheaper than coal and cleaner than coal! And used to burn other nations nuclear waste profitably, able to produce domestic power for less than a cent PKWH!

Energy that cheap means we can pump desalinated water anywhere, utilising the fall of the land, for the most part, to eliminate thousands of miles of costly pipelines! Which is what has always killed the Bradfield scheme at birth!
Alan B.