[Kharon]

Of Vipers in their nest.

Honestly; I don't know which team is the worst; the Senators or the Opposition; one may be forgiven for wondering if life is too short to sit through the 'Estimates' sessions; every match ends up with two defensive teams leaving the paddock with another goalless draw. Sterle clearly disinterested; McDonald hesitant to move forward and score, Canavan blundering about like a bear in a china shop. The whole 'session' lackadaisical, disinterested and inept – until the 58 minute mark. Enter Sen Roberts, this almost, nearly made the game worth the candle.

Sen. Roberts touches on a deep, dark subject; to wit, the noble art of Embuggerance, al'a CASA. Another dreadful example joining a long, long list of supported 'malice aforethought'. Spence simply 'rolls off the top' smug and safe, with  full knowledge that no matter what, CASA have the money, the law and enough political 'top cover' to walk away, unscathed, to do it all over again; whenever it suits. Unbelievable? Think about Broome and the Croc – Jock debacle. Gutless government at arms length; inept Senators wasting time and money, while the real danger sits smiling through easily dismantled 'questions'. Not to mention those questions on notice, to which 'we' never see or hear an answer.

“Horror is like a serpent; always shedding its skin, always changing. And it will always come back. It can't be hidden away like the guilty secrets we try to keep in our subconscious.”

All my very own opinion of course; but seriously, is Estimates even worth the time, from your allotted life span, to waste?

Toot – toot...