Questionable question time!

As a relative new comer to the world of federal politics, I was amazed at the barbaric behaviour, which our state and federal politicians continually display during Question Time. I find it ironic that the way in which these representatives conduct themselves in full view of the public is acceptable, when such behaviour would not and should not be tolerated by any primary school teacher within the confines of their classroom.

Question time is, if I’m lead to believe correctly, an opportunity for the government of the day to be held accountable for the state of the nation and also an opportunity for them to showcase those policies, which have contributed to the positive development of the country. Again, I find question time to be a state of contradictions, as how can we trust these representatives, to represent our best interests and govern our individual rights, if opposing parties cannot refrain from making derogatory, inappropriate and sometimes irrelevant personal remarks to one another during a time of supposed work?

Question Time should serve as an opportunity for the public to witness Federal politics in its natural form, unaffected by journalists’ political bias, in an attempt to make the government more transparent and certainly more accountable for those decisions, which directly affect the state of our nation. However, I think that the true essence of Question Time is being lost in the (predominantly testosterone driven) personal banter, which serves no real purpose, except for perhaps making the proceedings slightly more enjoyable for the concerned stakeholders and viewing publics. That aside, if I wanted an entertaining program to subject myself to, I’d go the movies or socialise with friends, so polies, let’s just keep question time for politics and banter for the local hotel or even media conferences.