Political leaflets are already hitting the letter boxes of Richmond voters (more will follow), a sure sign that the ‘heat’ is on.
The three majors (Greens, Labor and Nationals) are all running female blonde candidates and the photos indicate the hair straighteners and in one case the hair dye have been heavily engaged.
Policies you ask? I read all the recent political ads. Very few voters do, as the ones interested enough to read have already made up their minds. But the show must go on. It’s all about promises in the future without any proof whatsoever that the same can or will be delivered. Justine fighting a defensive battle behind the Labor favourite Medicare. The Nationals candidate is running hard on Peter Dutton’s promise to slash fuel excise by 50 per cent. A giveaway of $10–$20 dollars a week, easily understood by voters. The pie-in-the- sky nuclear energy plan Albanese claimed this week would cost $600 billion was always foolish. It would take Australia, with almost zero nuclear expertise, at least 25 years to build one plant.
For four decades The Echo has printed the stories some people loved, some people hated, and some pretended not to read. If you want us to keep telling the truth, the real truth, not the sugar-coated version. We’ll need your support to keep the presses rolling. 
