We have the government benches, we have the opposition benches, the cross benches, the back benches, and the front benches.

All our so called honorable politicians have managed to achieve in the past 10 years is to send tens of thousands of Australians to the park benches.

Nothing has changed, or is ever likely to change, as long as big business and banks are allowed to continually plunder the fortunes of the little battlers of Struggle Street.

Neither Bill Shorten or Scott Morrisson, will bring any change to this situation because they have no guts to change things.

Dave Cox, Corrimal

Whilst watching the Circus in Canberra I heard a child say: “Mummy where is the Lion Tamer and the clever monkeys?”

“Well dear the Greens have declared that those acts are no longer allowed. Now we only have Clowns and Puppets!”

Meanwhile Ringmaster Tony can’t take the smirk off his face.

Eric Davies, Keiraville

Scott Morrison and Josh Frydenberg may be good guys, however there are 40 rats in the ranks of the Federal Liberal Party and come next elections, the Liberals shall be in opposition.

Karl Matuzelis

Friday 24 August 18 will go down in Australia’s political history as a day of LNP infamy - the worst possible result for we Righties emerged to lead Australia on a unity ticket, Morrison and Friedenberg.

The first poll released will be telling. My aging, but usually reliable crystal ball and finely tuned and calibrated ‘political antenna’ informs the LPA will now receive a right royal flogging in the 2019 general election.

The LNP got it horribly wrong the 24th, but the broader electorate at large will get it right in the 2019.

DJ Preece, Wollongong

In reply to the letter by D J Preece ‘Shame on Nation Turning Left’ (Illawarra Mercury, Monday August 20, 2018), I appreciate the legitimate concerns of Mr Preece.

While it is a shame the nation has gone  to the left in politics and the media, it is certainly no surprise.

The lefts strategy to gradually implement "Cultural Marxism" into our education system has been a perfect operation achieved over many decades.

The universities were first to be targetted because students brainwashed in social-atheism will then get into the workforce and promote the agenda.

But, what about the attacks on the family, undermining and changing the definition of marriage, harming children with gender fluidity programs and drag queen story hour.

The Left agenda to re-make our culture, in social and family life while pushing political correctness and atheism will prove disastrous for Australia and our people.

Adrian Devlin, Fairy Meadow