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What springs to mind when you hear the word "backbencher?"
Does it make you think of those politicians who skulk a long way behind
the real action in the parliament? Someone who may hurl a verbal barrage or
slip in a snide remark during “question time”, safe in the knowledge that
the Speaker of the House is far too busy reprimanding/ejecting a Tuckey or a
Latham to dole out any punishment?
Perhaps a backbencher could be seen as an unaccountable weasel? We think
so.
Bear in mind that weasels are actually rather courageous animals. They
will attack creatures far bigger than themselves in order to defend their
young. Anyway, David Attenborough lore aside, what are we about?
The Backbench is an online magazine comprising a collection of views,
mostly from young Australians, on
the state of the world. Critical analysis of current events, social
commentary, self-indulgent ranting ... it’s all in here, sometimes in the
guise of the snide remark, sometimes the barrage.
The topics addressed may be quite eclectic, according to the whims of our
editorialists, but our goal is to evoke a response from you, the reader.
This doesn’t mean producing the outrageous or absurd just for the sake of it
- Jerry Springer has the market cornered there. We are simply voicing
opinions and hope it inspires you to want to comment. All passionate support
or rabid disagreement will be happily received.
The Backbench is also an entirely independent publication. There will be
no compromising of views according to any commercial or political
imperatives. We hope you get something out of it.
The Backbench Team
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