Don’t Pin All Hopes on the Government—We Are the Ones Who Will Make Australia Great Again

Perhaps we have been so preoccupied with the villains and heroes show, that we’ve conveniently forgotten to look at ourselves.

Volunteers prepare food hampers for flood-affected residents at the Hawkesbury’s Helping Hands community organisation in the suburb of South Windsor in Sydney, Australia, on July 6, 2022. Jenny Evans/Getty Images

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Like fellow voters, I will vote hoping for a better Australia in the upcoming election. The sort of Australia where the cost of living is affordable, people can pursue their dreams and express opinions freely, disagreements can exist without division, the health system delivers world-class care, and essentials like good roads and quality education are guaranteed.