Because when it comes to getting more Liberal women preselected and then elected into the House of Assembly, you’ve got to feel sorry for the Opposition Leader. On current form, it won’t happen.Īnd this is where we must break Golden Rule Number One – Never Feel Sorry for a Politician. Liberal leader David Speirs says his party has now “set its sights on a crucial goal” of having a 50 per cent gender balance of Liberal women preselected for the next South Australian election in March 2026 and the same percentage sitting in parliament within three terms. When interviewing them, listen like stink for weasel words like “we have no plans”, “not to my knowledge” or “we have set our sights on a crucial goal”. If you observe a politician closely at press conferences or on television, you’ll get to know when they’re telling the whole truth, or spinning like tops. This is tremendous advice, for young lawyers and young journalists. The brilliant Lindy Powell KC once said that a good lawyer needs to “listen like stink”. Or lawyer.ĭO treat them with the respect they deserve as they are democratically elected in a fair, rigorous although imperfect system that sees some right numpties, clowns and creeps slip through the net. Nobody forces them to apply for the job and these days they are handsomely rewarded with salaries and conditions often far greater than in their previous jobs, unless they were a union boss. Instead of fluoro vests, boots and a workplace radio to drive the neighbours nuts, all you really need to be a political hack is a yellow Spirax note pad – for me it’s always been the 200-page, 8mm ruled, model No 563A – a pencil, a mobile phone, a well-curated collection of contacts and a smattering of shorthand.īut for those contemplating chasing inglorious fame as political journo, here are three golden rules of the trade. Journalism is less a profession and more a craft or, better still, a trade.
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