Brisbane crowd favours Garrett

Brisbane crowd favours Garrett during climate debate : "Federal Environment Minister Malcolm Turnbull and his Opposition counterpart Peter Garrett have debated the issue of climate change at a public forum in Brisbane."

I'd like to see heckling become something of which we disapprove. It is so vital we have politicians out in the open debating and bringing us their information and views. I think we need to listen even if we do not like what we hear or the result will be our politicians will not come out and speak with us. It is a healthy sign to have debate. It is even healthier that the debate is openly in public and so I think the public needs to just listen. Obviously, it's always nice to hear what you want to hear but it's the things which you don't like which make you think and which then need to be further discussed and aired. Since our politicians are apt to go no further than throwing potshots at each other I think we need to teach them that we want healthy, honest debate. We need to allow that to happen because we shall be better and stronger for it. Mr. Garrett and Mr. Turnbull have both done well to front the public. May there be more of it.