Political corruption does not matter -

until you get caught.
If it was not so serious it would actually be funny that the Premier of the neighbouring state has finally acknowledged the corruption in the ranks. It has been common knowledge for a very long time.
No, I am not being partisan here. Corruption exists on all sides of politics. Corruption is part of political life. You can try to avoid it of course. There are rare politicians who do succeed. They are usually "independents" or people who never climb very far up the political ladders. The internal structure of a political party and the "factions" don't help overcome the problems of corruption. The sense of entitlement among many who have been there for years doesn't help either.
If you ignore what you have been told it does not exist. If you don't discuss what you have been told it does not exist. If you don't do anything then the problem will simply disappear.
Or will it? This time it seems a journalist accessed illegally recorded conversations and has made the issues discussed in them public.  The fall out - one Minister being sacked and two more resigning - has actually been minimal. It goes nowhere near to facing up to the issues raised.  
That does not surprise me. A former Prime Minister is complaining that celebrating his successor is "bizarre". They both belong to the same party. It is an issue designed to sidetrack people from the issue of corruption.
I have no doubt I could find equivalent examples elsewhere in other parties. Politics is not about people but about power.
It was nice therefore to get a letter yesterday, a letter from a politician. It was a personal letter, a very personal letter. There was even a little bit extra scribbled by hand on the end of the official bit. I won't tell you what it was about but I can say action has been taken over an issue of concern - and I was thanked for raising it.  It's just a pity that the politician in question is not likely to retain his seat at the next election.