The trouble with some (and I speak from experience) is that they’re relatively
well-educated and therefore think they know all the answers. That was an issue
when I was a member of Darwin City Council. Research? What was wrong with
good old gut feeling?
Denise
Denise Lawungkurr Goodfellow
PO Box 71
Darwin River, NT, Australia 0841
PhD candidate
Vice-chair Wildlife Tourism Australia
On 8 May 2014, at 12:54 pm, Tony Russell <> wrote:
> The other problem with petitions to pollies is that many of them can't read
> and give the letters and petitions to their staff to sort out.
>
> T.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Birding-Aus On Behalf Of
> david robertson
> Sent: Thursday, 8 May 2014 10:43 AM
> To:
> Subject: [Birding-Aus] Petitions
>
> The problem with petitions is that although they create a feel-good feeling,
> they don't work. I remember the late Don Chip, who was then the leader of
> the Democrats, describing what happened to petitions. They are wheeled in
> to Parliament just before the start of Parliamentary business for the day.
> The MPs are studying the order of business and chatting to each other. A
> MP moves that permission be granted to receive the petition. Permission is
> granted.
>
> They are then wheeled away to the basement and never heard of again. 'But I
> tell you, if any politician receives 50 individual letters (not form ones),
> he will be in my office next morning, saying "You must do something about X.
> There's a groundswell out there.."
>
> The solution is obvious.
>
> David Robertson
>
> Adelaide
>
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