"nearly anything would be better than the system we are running...

"nearly anything would be better than the system we are running now."

We have had this system since federation and Australia had not turned into a third work country. In fact, we are one of the few countries in the western world with a stable democratic system of government.

Why change something when it has worked well. To replace it with some fanciful idea of picking "the best people in the country" to run the country is just too risky to entertain.