Leadsled,
As I've said many times before ... Australia is a Democracy and the majority rule ... whether they are right or not.
That, of course, doesn't negate your right to try to reform the majority.
The majority seem to say ... we know we can never get it 100% safe ( which I thought was your position), we are happy to reduce bad stuff as much as possible by trying to Control things ... but only where the cost is justified ... not just because we can.