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No, this is not about endorsing any party or candidate!
For this posting, I will once again revert to the first person format. The reality of life in the modern democracy is that the pollies only really listen to us during election campaigns, so we should not miss the chance to put the wind up them.
It would be a very brave politician indeed who would even consider reducing the funding for the Royal Commission. Still, it would be nice to have all parties, formally, reassert their commitment to the funding of $440 million. Given the state of the budget, and obvious cost-cutting after the election, assurances would also be nice.
Further, given that the Royal Commission was set up under an atheist Prime Minister, and both of the current contenders are very religious, the reassurance becomes yet more necessary, whoever wins. Of course, there is probably nothing to worry about concerning the post-election progress of the national enquiry.
I, for one, will be sending an e-mail to my local candidates to seek the reassurance. I will also be asking for their thoughts and intentions on encouraging the internet companies, such as Google, to do more to assist authorities in combating paedophiles on the web. Who knows, I may even get a reply!
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