Can I suggest that if all the politicians seem to be bad, the problem might be located somewhere else? Namely the Murdoch-dominated media?

He's been bad enough in the UK, but it seems like he has even more control in Australia.

Nope, haven't watched Murdoch's media since the absolute rubbish involving their absolutely disgustingly biased election coverage a few years ago. According to Murdoch, the Liberals and co can do no wrong and everyone else is the problem! Haven't let that trash into my house in a long, long time. But it's a culture of disrespect and arrogance across the board from nearly every politician. Bunch of bastards the lot of them, especially since Trump has come up in America and we have spastic chumps like Hanson try and ride the wave of populism (thank god they're way waaaay too incompetent and divisive to truly capitalise on the anger at the system, their ugly policies will die out)

>but it seems like he has even more control in Australia

He started out here, no surprise that his stuff dominates.

I think there's lots of contributing factors. Not just the politicians. We should remember a lot of what the politicians say and do is driven by what will help them get re-elected -- i.e. by what the populace in general thinks is important.

(I am not saying "oh it's not the fault of the politicians, it's the fault of the populace" -- see my opening sentence that I think there's a lot of contributing factors. And each of these can go several layers deep).

For most voters, faster internet isn't one of their top concerns. Depending on the voter demographic it is more likely:

Young People * Housing Affordability * Uni Fees * Centrelink * Employment * Climate change

Middle Aged People * Super * Eduction * Health * Taxation * Infrastructure

Old People * Pension * Health