It is really energizing to see everyone's passion for their co | The Australia Project

It is really energizing to see everyone's passion for their convictions - thank you for sharing in this channel! In respect to the Letters to the respective political parties, please keep the following tenets in mind...:

- We are here to unite folks, not divide

- We are not denigrating any of the current 2 candidates we have released letters for, and neither any future candidates we may also ask similar questions to

- We are simply asking the candidates to give us their view on the listed questions, so that each of us can be educated on their positions

- We are not supporting one candidate or party over another, we are asking both to tell us transparently what they stand for. We are not even saying having a party is the right approach - but these folks have put themselves out there seeking to lead Australians under a party government system, so it is fair to ask them specifics about what they believe and what they propose to do in the name of all Australians under that system

- We don’t think it is appropriate to personally attack other members of the channel based on their personal political choices. It is appropriate however to have a healthy debate about why we might or might not support a candidate or party on one position or another - just leave the personal attacks out of it (that tactic is designed to shut down someone’s voice, and we are advocating here for every Australian’s voice and choice)

- finally, not every question asked is designed or desired for a positive response: we want to know how the candidate/party intends to respond. This means for example, if we ask a candidate if they will swear an oath to a queen, it is NOT indicative that we support that action. What we really need is honest answers to these questions and not just answers they think we want to hear. A politician will give you the latter, but a leader will give you the former. We need to know if we are dealing with leaders or politicians...