One Nation has a chance to move from being the place people park a protest vote to being the party that puts a serious economic plan on the table.
What began as a dispute over font size became a half-million-dollar lesson in how power can be abused.
Politicians often tread heavily on the political stage. Most of us leave our footprints behind when we leave but some just can't seem to let go.
Politics is a bit like a life of organised crime. You never really leave it behind.
Just when you think you're out they go an drag you back in.
For one, once you are a public figure you will have forever surrendered a modicum of privacy.
No one cares if Joe Punter registers a new company or gets a speeding fine but it can become news if ex-politician Joe Punter does the same.
It's part of the legacy of having a public profile which always made me question why people choose any sort of public fame or notoriety.
Superficially, fame may sound attractive but it ends up being a golden (sometimes leaden) cage that can do much more damage than good.
One Nation has a chance to move from being the place people park a protest vote to being the party that puts a serious economic plan on the table.
In Canberra, breaking your word is apparently called policy development.
If the Liberals and Nationals want to get anywhere near the Treasury benches again, they will need One Nation.
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