Here’s ten stories from this week that we could be talking about instead of the ‘AWU Scandal’:
1.) A tipping point in the melt of the permafrost in the Arctic that will have global climate consequences
2.) The opening, and likely failure, of the Doha Climate Conference
3.) The introduction of the NDIS legislation
4.) The passage of legislation to excise Australia for migration purposes
5.) The passage of legislation to ensure the final stages of the roll out of non-sniffable fuel to areas affected by petrol sniffing.
6.) An apology to victims of abuse at the ADF
7.) An apology to victims of forced adoptions in Queensland
8.) An agreement by Eurozone Finance Ministers and the IMF to bail out Greece
9.) Reports of the withdrawal of troops in parts of Congo after 7 months of fighting that has lead to 500,000 people fleeing their homes
10.) The exhuming of the remains of former Palestinian leader Yassar Arafat to investigate whether his death was due to poisoning.
But hey, instead we could talk about a ‘scandal’ where no one has yet proven any wrongdoing and will probably have no real impact on people’s lives, real policy, nor on the career of our Prime Minister. That could be fun.