A perfect example is Senator Lisa Singh, who was relegated to an unwinnable position on Tasmania's Labor Senate ticket and highly regarded former economics professor Andrew Leigh relegated to a junior role by Labor, simply for not being a member of any faction.

Former Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull once famously declared that the Liberal Party was free of factions, but was deposed by the very factionalism that he denied.

This form of political behaviour only reinforces voter suspicion that members self-interest and concern for their own careers is placed ahead of the country's good governance.

HAVING been in retail for most of my working life, I have always tried to support my local businesses.

Having recently moved to the North-West Coast from Launceston it was time to again support a local business with purchasing my prescribed medication.

Having a script filled monthly it is easy to remember what you expect to pay.

I was shocked when asked to pay 115 per cent more for this script than the last one.

When mentioning this to the assistant, what I paid monthly in Launceston, they said, "they did not want to know about it".

My life requires this medication and to be ripped off to the tune of $54.09 every month, this local business has lost me.

This level of profiteering needs investigating.

THE 6-6-6 and goal square kicking out changes have shown that it is not the answer to a better spectacle.

One reason the game has become more crowded with more physical contests is using the oldest defensive move, by attacking around the boundary line.

More often than not the ball is forced over the boundary line resulting in a throw-in by the boundary umpire, causing a gathering of players from both sides.

If a free kick was awarded against the player who intentionally or unintentionally caused the ball to go out of bounds it is obvious the pack mentality would be a thing of the past in this particular situation.

WELL, the election is now done and dusted with a surprise result for many.

Regardless of this Australia has now spoken and what I ask of all elected members is to please reflect on what has gone on in our recent political past.

I hope like me you are embarrassed and dismayed as to how purportedly eminent people have behaved in the privileged role to which you have now been elected or re-elected.

A politician is meant to be someone we can trust and admire for the selfless work they do for our communities, not the selfishness and bizarre behaviours we have witnessed over a long period of time.

So please try to conduct yourselves with the statesman (woman) like qualities that your long-ago forebears did and fight for these qualities within your parties so that at the end of this three (or six with the Senate) year term the country has respect for the way you went about it, even if we don't always agree with what you did.

THE photo showing a line of climbers near the summit of Mount Everest all waiting their turn to be at the top of the world was amazing, to say the least.

A big congrats to all of them.

Yet a sobering reminder of the dangers they face for their few seconds of exhilaration was in the same photo.

It showed one climber lying face down in the snow who paid the ultimate price and never be able to tell friends of the experience.

I WOULD like to bring to your attention, the state of the public toilets in Launceston.

It is a poor impression on tourists and other visitors when the only public toilets around are awful. Not only is it unpleasant for visitors, it is also very off putting for all the locals to have to use such an unclean facility.

I urge you to take charge on this dreadful situation.

Please speak to your local council members and encourage them to do something about employing daily cleaners.

You can also take charge yourself, by cleaning up after yourself and others.

THE cartoon in Tuesday's newspaper (The Examiner, May 28) depicts two Australians and it suggests that the man of indigenous descent does not have a voice in the constitution.

Democracy is based on the premise of one person one vote; as all Australians over 18 years have a vote, then this suggestion is incorrect.

All Australians have an equal voice.