Both major parties were suckerpunched into supporting the $500m war memorial expansion | Paul Daley

Submitted by Paul Daley on Mon, 22/04/2019 - 1:25pm

The fear of being seen to disrespect Anzac has meant political support for the unnecessary expansion

Australia has not witnessed a more profligate cultural expense proceed with such a shamefully reckless absence of political scrutiny as the proposed half billion dollar expansion of the Australian War Memorial.

That is because both sides of federal politics – the Coalition government and the Labor opposition – have been cowed into supporting this needless $498 million project for fear of being seen to disrespect that most overblown shibboleth of Australian national identity, Anzac.

Paul Daley is a Guardian Australia columnist and one of the 83 signatories opposing the war memorial expansion