Political Leaders Should Strive to Slay the Beast of Entitlement

There appears to be a distinct culture of entitlement amongst some of the senior ministers in the Australian government.

Australian Prime MInister Anthony Albanese (left) and Minister for Climate Change and Energy, Chris Bowen (centre) with founder and CEO Vince Allen (right) during a visit to Sundrive in Sydney, Australia on Nov. 1, 2023. Sundrive is Australia’s first mass production facility for solar panels. AAP Image/Dean Lewins

Commentary

When he was prime minister, the Liberal Party’s John Howard regularly warned colleagues against hubris. I suspect that he was reminding himself as much as his fellow MPs.