3q, 3Q Ep 11, Ep 11, Every Australian Counts, John Della Bosca, National Disability Insurance Scheme, ndis
John Della Bosca was a long-serving NSW Labor minister. He is now national campaign director of Every Australian Counts.
07 May 2012, 070512, 3q, 3Q Ep 11, Ep 11, nanny state, peter lewis, Polling, polls, The Drum, trends
Peter Lewis talks us through our love for a nanny state — as long as it doesn’t overstep the mark
The metaphorical nannies are out to control us; to mollycoddle and corrupt us; to intervene and suppress the free spirit in those of us who just want to puff on a ciggie or punt on a pokie or jump off a cliff because the other kids are doing it.
But while collectively we denounce a controlling nanny state, EMC polling shows that most of us actually like a designated grown up. Peter Lewis talks us through the details on 3Q.