My question is why then do we spend so much money painting these lanes for them when in fact they can ride where ever they like on the road?

Surely if a bicycle is deemed to be a vehicle, they have to comply with all the other road rules and in particular the rule that states “keep to the left as far as practicable” that applies to all other vehicles should apply to them as well, or is this a double standard?

Whilst I am at it, why are they allowed to have such bright flashing headlights (which can be very distracting to oncoming vehicles) and flashing taillights, which are illegal on other vehicles?

The journalists, academics and the entrenched politicians cannot comprehend the continuing rise of Pauline Hanson or other parties.

It happens because of Australia having a democracy.

What you, the news media, and our elected politicians are expected to do is represent the majority of people in a balanced manner, with fact.

You are failing to do this.

The people must bring down the two major political parties to a level of being forced to govern our country for the good of all Australians and not allow minority votes to hold power to the detriment of Australia.

I find it sad that people who claim to be well-educated and compassionate towards all people should stoop to taking a few words from a speech in order to disparage a person.

Rather than being involved in an informed and mature debate, they employ the politics of hate and envy to cloud their judgment and try to claim that person’s speech was something it was not.

We expect hate from our politicians because they fear someone who can take votes from them by speaking the language of ordinary people, and they are envious of a person who is willing to broach subjects they themselves lack the courage to do.

Fearful of feeling the wrath of an elite group whose members came up with a theory that had not been proven to raise academic standards, had it forced into a system that was underfunded and lacked the resources to implement, and then deny any debate about its benefits.

To stifle debate regarding this theory they recruit politicians and the media to shout down anyone having the temerity to question the worth or otherwise of this theory.

Whilst it might make people feel warm and fuzzy on the inside, it will do nothing raise the standards this country needs to succeed in the world, and possibly be a reason why our standards have fallen.

We have heard a lot regarding fake news in recent times and there can be no doubting in people’s minds that this phenomenon exists after recent local and national examples.

When politicians and media take a few sentences from a person’s speech and turn it into a bold and misleading headline in order just denigrate a person who has a view that differs from this elite.

The class divide used to be created by those with wealth and power telling us ordinary folk only they knew what was good for us.

Now we have a class divide created by education where those who have a piece of paper or have turned study into a life-long career, believe only they have a right to decide what is good for us without any need for consultation or debate.