Sadly, Belly, there is a contradiction in what you are asking for.

>>I wanted you to be in control not to have to do deals with any one so it would be you,and the team you are part of that made policy's... What can you Mr/Mrs Prime Minister do to see Parliament work better?<<

If it is just "me-and-my-team" who make and implement policies, the only possibly action plan for Parliament would be... to do away with it completely.

After all, they don't play a part in the creation of the policy itself, and you won't let them interfere with the adoption of that policy and its implementation, so what would be left for them to do?

We have a system that - while relatively fair in concept - has become horribly over-engineered. From the selection of boot-licking party-hack candidates through the faction-fighting within Parties to the bloc-voting in Parliament itself, our "representative democracy" has become anything but representative.

Logically, the only way your dream can be realized - a strong policy leader coupled with the ability to implement - is through a form of dictatorship. Very few people (would-be-dictators like myself are the exception) are keen on that idea.

And this is positively baffling, Boaz.

>>I'm getting the brightest red ferrari, a leather jacket, and am going to cruise the eastern suburbs until Lexi notices me and comes screaming down from her architect designed pad and jumps in beside me.<<

I may be wrong, but I suspect that hell might freeze over before Lexi graces your passenger-seat. It won't be the Ferrari (how very '80s) or the (bleccch) leather jacket, though, that puts her off. It'll be that funny little beard of yours.

I say, this thread has taken a flirtatious turn - can I join in?

Have you really got a funny little beard, Al?

It's funny how some men automatically select a red Ferrari as a seductive symbol - must be something to do with the prancing stallion emblem...interesting....

I fantasize riding in a troika, (light, Russian sleigh pulled by three horses)through a winter wonderland. Or alternatively,
riding in a horse-drawn carriage in spring - through a leafy park in the moonlight. However, Back to the topic...

The PM that I admired greatly was Bob Hawke - he was a positive PM, more interested in building a consensus than finding fault in others.
He presided over an era where Australia had great economic development (and also great cultural enrichment - artists like Pro Heart, Brett Whitely, Jeffrey Samrt, provided new takes on the landscape and identity. Australia II won the America's Cup, Fosters took on the world and succeeded. Movies like 'Crocodile Dundee,' brought the world's attention to Australia). Different times ... I can't help feeling a bit nostalgic.

I think we can say, for the purpose of debate, Australians once knew what the team they elected had in mind.
And we once thought in terms of mandates,so yes you can be in charge your team and you.
We are far from it now, may take two decades,but we will return to a more civilized Parliament.
Laughing at the humor here don't stop please but why do we have upper houses.
If we do not want the party we elect to govern why elect them?
Why are seats won on preferences by the candidate who finished third?
Is one vote one value fairer.
And what happened please? to the Westminster system break those rules and you HAD to resign.
Boazy, your choice of car is a bit, lets say happy, sounds better, forget the leather two lowers IQ that stuff,, Holden Ute leave the rum stickers aerial's and just clean and green no blue singlet but jeans are ok, ,and you will look good.,

Belly:

A holden ute and jeans? Now you're talking!

Now Boazy do not stop now have enjoyed the humor, nice to see you about Lexi.
I as prime minster would demand every automatic telephone answering service be drowned at sea.
But demand a TV show with the results of unhappy customers, there Aussie humor and true.
The provider of my satellite TV, austar has the best collection in the Field.
I commend its systems operator for that and for upsetting nearly every fool looking for help.
So watch it bloke,I may not be able to contact your system to report a break down, you may have cut me off just a second before a human answered the phone but I could be PM.
I want those out takes, if we in OLO owned them it would make us rich, the print would be in Gold.
We could all drive holden Utes green is the in color