I’m becoming increasingly pee’d off with calls for a
citizenship audit being ignored (or worse dismissed) by our elected
representatives. It’s not good enough for politicians like Finance Minister Mathias Cormann to argue an audit would
unfairly put the presumption of guilt on politicians. There is nothing unfair
about it Mr Cormann. The refusal is what is leading to the presumption of guilt. What have you got to hide?
Many companies ask for proof of your eligibility to work in
this country. Politicians in fact expect business to do it to ensure they are not unwittingly hiring illegal workers. Most reasonable people would say that is fair enough. Therefore, we as the employers of our politicians have
every right to demand the same from them. Even more so given the absurdity of the
circumstances that has lead to some of those ‘we hired’ having to resign. The
High Court has now defined the rules and we need to be ensure (to OUR
satisfaction) that everyone who remains in office is in compliance.
It’s a simple request, so why the stalling? Just do it and
put this one to bed. Then we can get back to the real business of government.
