So who is to blame for the new Morrison Government?

As of 4:09pm on Thursday 6 June 2019 an est. 6,613,352 Australian citizens had voted for the Liberal-Nationals Coalition at the 18 May 2019 federal election, by either directly giving their first preference to one or the other of these two political parties or placing them high on the range of second preference choices printed on ballot papers.

So let’s get one thing clear, it is not the fault of any one state or territory that the hard right Morrison Coalition Government was returned to power. It is not the fault of Labor or the Greens.

Full responsibility for the election result lies with those est. 6,613,352 people and, they know who they are.

They are the voters now personally responsible for any and all actions of the Morrison Government, from the date government ministers were sworn-in post-election to the day the 2022 federal election is held.

To all those individuals I say this:

If the national economy tanks in the next three years – it’s your fault;

If wages fall even further behind the cost of living for low and middle income households – it’s your fault;

If there is no significant increase in the Newstart allowance meaning that young and older job seekers continue to starve in an economy which has limited job vacancies – it’s your fault;

If the national debt increases even further to cope with reckless government spending and dubious overgenerous government tenders – it’s your fault;

If the annual budget blows out into significant deficit because so many greedy people are joining the franking credit rort – it’s your fault;

If Liberal and National parliamentarians become even more profligate while on the public purse – it’s your fault;

If there are more budget funding cuts to essential services, including health, public education, welfare, domestic violence, legal assistance – it’s your fault;

If more people suicide because of the federal government's flawed and punitive debt recovery system – it’s your fault;

If there is an increase in the privatisation of government services with a corresponding decrease in adequate service delivery – it’s your fault;

If the cost of child care continues to make life economically difficult for women wanting to participate in the workforce – it’s your fault;

If women pushed onto the ParentsNext scheme continue to be punished by the Morrison Government by the withholding of money to feed their babies and small children – it’s your fault; 

If young first home buyers continue to be squeezed out of the housing market by investors and property speculators – it’s your fault; 

If there is an increase in discrimination against vulnerable groups, including the LBGTI community – it’s your fault;

If human rights abuses continue in immigration detention centres – it’s your fault; 

If the frail elderly don't have access to timely free urgent dental care – it’s your fault;

If the National Disability Insurance Scheme continues to fall short of its legislated responsibilities and administrative goals, leaving the needs of clients unmet – it’s your fault;

If the poor continue to have limited access to and no real equity in the benefits derived from a modern democratic society – it’s your fault;

If the discriminatory cashless welfare card is extended to more areas across the country and/or to wider categories of welfare recipients – it’s your fault;

If blatant water rorts and water thefts continue and more towns/cities run low or are completely out of drinking water over the next three years – it’s your fault;

If environmental degradation of the river systems in the Murray-Darling Basin is not halted – it’s your fault;

If a federal government data breach compromises your privacy or the privacy of a friend or family member – it’s your fault;

If the number of citizens arrested and tried for calmly speaking truth to power begins to rise – it’s your fault;

If the Morrison Government loses China’s goodwill as our largest trading partner in order to curry favour with US President Donald Trump – it’s your fault; and

If climate change hammers this nation into the ground over the next three years – it’s your fault.

There are no excuses, there is no magical do over. The est. 6,613,352 Australian citizens who either voted directly or indirectly for the Liberal-Nationals Coalition chose the political path we are now on.

These people alone are to blame for whatever flawed or corrupt actions the Morrison Government takes and the consequences of that government's neglect or indifference during its current term in office.

I reiterate. Each of you brought the second Morrison Government into existence. You own that fact. So don't even try to deflect the blame onto others.