Scott Morrison loves to talk about the “Canberra bubble”. But each time he does, there’s something obvious he neglects to mention, writes SamClench
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On the other side of the argument we have Labor, whose breathless outrage grew increasingly shrill as the week progressed. But politicians have a pathological need to never admit to error on television. It’s an imperative of the bubble. So, that is the sort of crap our esteemed political leaders spent their week worrying about. Was there really nothing more important they could have been doing?
Inside the bubble, both sides are fearful of admitting to being wrong or making a mistake. In the real world, Australians are willing to forgive missteps, as long as the person responsible owns up. If anything, it makes us respect that person more.
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