Grattan, as usual, has no awareness of society at large and their interest in non issues like this.
She’s like a boomer high school teacher whingeing about students not wearing the correct uniform.
No-one outside Canberra gives a shit.

I was astonished at just how obvious it all was - they operate in a different, perverted world

When I see anything like this, I am reminded of Trevor Noah’s bit about finding our notion of corruption being “cute”.

Australia is still a deeply racist, xenophobic nation. Nothing much is shifting that at the moment.
Fiona Scott told us about the perceived link between housing and immigration years ago. People laughed at her - but she was right. That perception has never gone away.

Yep. The ABC are addicted to doing that.

Every other media org finds actual experts to talk about transport. Melbourne’s seem to hate new transport modes that will serve poor people, but at least they are experts.

Yep. That is pure fear

Finally, an answer to why they have put in the Member for Kew. Her age.

Yep.