Dear Margo, thankyou for having the determination to write this book. I finally feel as though I have an understanding of what really goes on in Canberra, and unfortunately it seems to have very little to do with the governing of the country and a lot to do with people in power desperately striving to increase their wealth and power base.

I would like to make the point that I think that a vital ingredient to building a firm democracy is educating our youth as to what it really means. My education (private Catholic school) was sadly lacking in this regard - I vaguely remember a lesson back there somewhere, but I am sorry to say that I spent most of my voting life not really sure about what the difference is between the House of Reps and the Senate, and not really caring either. If you don't know how a democracy is supposed to work, how will you notice when it starts to be dismantled?

There must be a way to educate young people and at the same time generate enthusiasm for becoming guardians of our democracy.

Warm regards
Fiona Bisshop