Our politics lack a clear story about the future.

That absence is the hole in the heart of our politics.

Our leaders compete to be seen as competent managers of the current model, not as architects of the next one. When looking good on the existing dashboards is what matters, metrics and narratives are bent to fit. When the KPI moves in your direction — for reasons you barely control — you claim it. When it doesn’t, you blame the other lot, the Reserve Bank, or the global environment.