Why the crossbench must get really cross

A path to meaningful reform of our politics

The way in which the government is responding to the fact that one woman is murdered in Australia every four days is a reminder of how constrained we are by a political system that, by design, is unresponsive to the needs of the broader community.

Many are rightly angry about the government’s piecemeal response, as independent MP Stali Steggall makes cle…