I recommend anyone who is thinking of reading the article read MrRight's comment instead.

con-sultation is a buzz word

Its easy to consult a small elite section of sociaty [thus they get self regulation] according to their elite needs,
but consulting the people en mass [something ideally done via a census like process] is rarelly if ever done [the only mass consultation i ever saw was the liberal questionare [just prior to howards election]

Even then the advice was only aimed in what words to say to get elected , but it worked ,he got in and stayed in till he fullfilled the liberal elitist wish list[privatised the infastructure , lifted the burdon from the rich and installed the full burdon and costs on the tax paying poor ,till 'death duties' indeed]

Public consultation is a farce ,people cant be divided into 10 groups, for true consultation people must feel they will be heard [but the adjenda allways ensures the same null affect]

the claytons affect ,looks good , feels good ,but does nothing.

I had hoped all the consultations would be noted [and the public let to chose via a comprehensive census paper ,on australia's future direction]
Instead we remain here overgoverened and unrepresented [and unheard because we are only part of the herd [masses forever not heard]

Media wont print our letters to the editer , public servants file it away ,posts get deleted ,courts shut us down,

We are having the demon-autocracy ,the elites and federal state and municipial public servants sought to intrench the silent majority into
perpetual serf dumbdumbed down by the public REeduvcation sustem.

[and the en riched elite to rule over us ,till into their generouse unconditional public service pension and a few boadroom seat's allow them to comfortably retire ?]