Akerman: It’d be all fun and Games in government if it weren’t for such inept performances by Albo and co

Far from medalling in any governmental Olympics, the federal government is cruelly and destructively meddling, writes Piers Akerman.

The Albanese government wouldn’t make it to the starting blocks line in any governmental Olympics. In every field, it fails to qualify.

The first duty of any government is to protect its citizens and this rabble can’t at any level. Our defence force doesn’t have the manpower or equipment on land, sea or in the air to meet the current threat level, nor to support our allies. Defence Minister and Deputy PM Richard Marles’s hollowed-out portfolio is run by bureaucrats and brass who have no history of successful procurement procedures or recruitment.

The second duty is to protect our borders and, again, the Albanese government has shown itself to be a slave to the Left’s no-borders dream and has left us unprotected with reduced surveillance flights and limited sea-borne operations.

Third, there is an inherent responsibility to ensure that the national culture is respected. In this, not only has the government failed but in bowing to its most extreme Green-Left supporters, it has worked to undermine national unity by encouraging migrants to hold fast to their previous nationalities and tribal customs and rituals, and it has facilitated this divisive policy by providing more support for more translators so newly arrived residents and citizens don’t have to bother learning the national language.

Members of the Sydney Muslim community hold Taraweeh Prayer for Palestine. Picture: Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images

This policy has encouraged the development of enclaves where holders of Australian citizenship have little or no understanding of the language of the nation to which they have pledged allegiance. Newly minted Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke should be well aware of the refusal of many in the largest minority in his electorate, the Arabic-speaking Muslims, to assimilate.

Further, this government has granted visas to citizens from populations in regions such as Gaza where the overwhelming majority despise the liberal democratic principles that have enabled Australia to prosper since European settlement.

The Palestine Authority, which pays salaries to terrorists who have been captured and are languishing in Israeli prisons, must support applications for scholarships to study in Australia.

It has also invited residents from the West Bank and Gaza, where polls show massive support for terrorism, to apply for scholarships to study in Australia, with cybersecurity a major subject. The Palestine Authority, which pays salaries to terrorists who have been captured and are languishing in Israeli prisons, must support these applicants or they would not be permitted to travel.

Under Penny Wong’s leadership, foreign policy has been so corrupted,

Australia now sides with autocratic and theocratic governments in attempts to undermine the legitimacy of the only liberal democracy in the Middle East, Israel, and has received praise from the terrorist organisation Hamas for its endeavours.

Not to mention the millions the government has provided to the polluted UN refugee organisation, UNRWA, many of whose employees took part in the October 7 invasion of southern Israel and were later found to be assisting Hamas in kidnapping.

Chris Bowen’s refusal to acknowledge potential energy sources other than unreliable wind and solar demonstrates an Olympian gold medal degree of ignorance. Picture: ENGIE

Climate and Energy Minister Chris Bowen’s refusal to acknowledge potential energy sources other than unreliable wind and solar demonstrates an Olympian gold medal degree of ignorance.

Productivity is falling through the floor but Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek’s approach to possible economic gains is entirely negative, ensuring that green and red tape trips investors. Net Zero nihilism.

Forget unifying the nation, the government’s 2023 referendum became the most divisive issue since Vietnam in the 1960s, and it is clear that it remains clueless about Indigenous issues beyond maintaining a cult of victimhood.

Economics is not its strong suit either, with Treasurer Jim Chalmers casting about for policies that reek of the central planning failures of the former Soviet Union.

Far from medalling in the interests of the nation, the federal government is cruelly and destructively meddling.

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