ARARAT - Whether you supported her to the very end or not, the distaste for Julia Gillard simply became so prevalent and so profound that even her closest colleagues could no longer sugar coat it.
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Talk to most people and they will probably tell you it got to the point that when they saw Ms Gillard's face or even just heard her voice they almost quite literally switched off.
In her years as Prime Minister she brought on the bulk of her troubles, but so did Kevin Rudd, remember his first tenure as Prime Minister?
How is Kevin Rudd going to be different, better and more competent a second time round?
That is the aspect the people who still care about politics will be watching most closely as we move towards a federal election.
When Paul Hooper was elected to Ararat Rural City Council this week he said he would be working to restore the trust of the people in council.
This would be a great place for Kevin to start as well.
Trust is not just a word to be bandied about, to the people who regard their vote in a general election every three years an important part of the democratic process, trust is a, if not the, key factor.
Politicians have used and abused this nation's trust by undermining one another and presiding over policy failures for far too long now, it must stop.
- Ben Kimber
