Despair

by Adrian D’Ambra

“… if you care at all about books don’t vote Liberal at this election. If you care at all about what books mean, don’t vote Liberal. If you value how books can enrich lives, don’t vote Liberal. If you think Australian books matter to an Australian society, don’t vote Liberal.”

http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/may/19/be-under-no-illusion-malcolm-turnbull-wants-to-destroy-australian-literature-election-richard-flanagan

For non-Australian viewers of this post I should point out that the name ‘Liberal Party’ in our country refers to our most conservative mainstream party. It most certainly does not mean ‘progressive’ in the sense that a British or an American citizen would expect it to.