Andrew Dickens Afternoons

So the baby shower in parliament is becoming a down pour. Yesterday the Greens Julie Anne Genter announced she's having a baby, she called a press conference at midday. It would be nice to say these sorts of things don't matter so much anymore in 2018 but in calling a press conference to announce a piece of family news Julie Anne Genter was admitting that for many people this is still a big deal. It bugs a lot of people who believe that when you get into politics you're there to serve the people 365 days a year and you're not supposed to disappear for a few months to have children and those people are wondering why it seems to be happening more often. For them, I have a few observations. First of all, Parliament is becoming younger. At the last election, the average age of our politicians was just a nick below 50. While the 50s to 60s were the most represented there's a bubble of of MPs aged 30 to 50. Not surprisingly these people are at baby making age. There are more MPs aged 20 to 40 too. The left-leaning