Mediocre Leaders: Are We Just Settling?

Public theologian Dr Craig Heilmann (referred to in his Substack as writing on "the lucky country") joins Andrew Urquhart to ask whether Australia and New Zealand have settled for mediocre political leadership rather than demanding genuine statesmanship.

Dr Harmon argues today's leaders, including Australia's Prime Minister and Treasurer, lack substance behind their credentials and prioritise being inoffensive and "small targets" over telling hard truths about debt, productivity and spending. He contends this mediocrity extends beyond politics into church leadership and wider society, urging citizens to stop waiting on government and instead take personal responsibility - working harder and demanding more of themselves - so nations climb rather than coast "halfway up a stony hill".

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