In Australia we’ve got the dominant view that hung parliaments and large cross benches are ‘unworkable’ and ‘feral’. Why? In Europe hung parliaments are normal, and there are often many parties represented in the parliament.

Would we benefit from more diverse parties and viewpoints in parliament?

I’ve always wondered. Every swimmer says they hate the early starts. So swim later. YOU HAVE ALL DAY TO SWIM! The races are often at night. Pools are indoors. It makes no sense!!

Disillusionment on Australian democracy at its ability to generate a constructive, non combative, effective plan for our country’s future

Because this is the area of the ‘refugee debate’ that I don’t understand – why some people feel that they have a birthright to safety, and those born in other countries don’t.

Elizabeth St in Melbourne is prone to flooding, and beneath the streets runs a creek (Williams creek) which seems to be desperate to reassert itself. Other cities have successfully (re)integrated waterways into their cities, notably Seoul, South Korea. Should Melbourne do the same?

Because I believe that talking about death can be life-changing and life-affirming.

Everyone has an opinion on this, and many other sex-related topics. I’d like to know the answer.

The ‘against’ arguments just don’t make sense: they don’t want gays to have children? Guess what, we’re doing that anyway. The bible is against it? Sure, and pretty much everything else. It will ruin marriage for straight people? Pretty sure that’s already been done. The ‘for’ argument is simple, equal rights and parties are good for mental health! (Plus we’re all bored of talking about it)

Because life is short and I was considering how to make the most of my time here. Since learning holds a large part of the value of living- at least in my eyes- I am wondering what knowledge I shall gain and share that will be most beneficial to me and my fellow earthlings.

Tired of seeing the millionaires, billionaires and entitled, the greedy and the grasping, getting positions of power. They regard us as merely as workers or profit makers, or a rubble to be strictly controlled.

There are varying degrees of mental illness – some are profoundly affected where others are not. In the lesser cases, some of these people display signs of a difficult personality or difficult behaviour, but use the label of mental illness. How do we define which is which, and navigate the tricky terrain where their behaviour affects families, workplaces and relationships?

Because hotels and sensible humans all over the world only load it forward.