Dear Mr Joyce
You have successfully gained the support of 53 per cent of voters to represent New England in Federal Parliament.
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I am one of the 47 per cent who did not vote for you. I respect and accept the consequences of the democratic process, but have serious concerns.
During your last term of office I had many questions about your policies and comments reported in the press and social media and sought on a number of occasions, further information and detail. Except for one generic reply, which did not address the information I was seeking, there was no response to either the original or subsequent requests submitted via your website contact portal; thus began my lack of faith and trust in your leadership style.
Throughout the three year period, there were numerous occasions on which I considered your comments and subsequent actions to be the result of ill informed, distortions of the facts, tilted in favour of well-connected powerful lobbyists for whom you are on public record saying you will support.
On many of these occasions, I resorted to directing my concerns and questions via your Facebook account, through "Letters to the Editor" and direct emails to you.
I recognise your right to block my response to your Facebook postings and communication via email (as you have done). I understand the reasons for your pursued course of action, but reject them as a responsible course of action for a publicly elected representative for the entire electorate.
Following success of your election campaign you have expressed:
"A special thank you to the people of the New England for placing their faith in me and the Coalition Government to deliver for them again".
At the beginning of your new term of office I would like to ask the following:
Does this message refer to cardigans, hillbillies or both?
Can the remaining 47 per cent of the electorate who have not placed their faith in you or the Coalition expect any consideration, discussion or response to their particular concerns during this next term of your stewardship for the New England Region?
What platform of communication with you can be used during this next term?
Or
Should we simply prepare for just more of the same?
Jan Kleeman,
Donald Creek
