The Cairns Post

Filthy rich and homeless

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I HAVE watched the SBS series of the Filthy Rich and Homeless more than once.

It broke my heart and led to many tears, as this is proof that Australia is no longer the Lucky Country.

I believe that an act of Parliament should be made, that every political leader, be they local, state or federal be made to fully watch this SBS series.

Then provide a detailed written opinion of what should be done to make Australia the Lucky Country again before contesting any election. Should any commitment­s made in writing, not be delivered, all their wages, lurks and perks be returned to taxpayers in full at the end of their term. It’s about time all politician­s be held accountabl­e to their fake promises. Failure to do this will add to the explosion of domestic violence, drug, alcohol and gambling abuse, and failure to provide worthwhile employment to our criminal youth, whose parents have been failed. Androo Ryan, Edmonton 1951: Jean Lee, Robert Clayton and Norman Andrews are hanged in Melbourne for murdering a 73-year-old man. Lee is the last woman hanged in Australia. 1992: South and North Korea put into effect Historic Treaties banning nuclear weapons on the Korean Peninsula. 2011: Sapper Jamie Ronald Larcombe, a 21-year-old from South Australia, is killed in Afghanista­n, Australia’s 23rd fatality in the conflict. 2013: Oscar Pistorius (above) weeps in a South African court as his defence lawyer reads the athlete’s account of how he shot and killed his girlfriend on Valentine’s Day, claiming he had mistaken her for an intruder. 2015: Australian­s brace as Cyclone Marcia threatens Queensland and northeast NSW, and Cyclone Lam intensifie­s off the Northern Territory. 2016: Harper Lee, author of To Kill A

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