The only way to hold the Government of the day accountable is to be able to measure their performance against what they've promised to do.
:sheep: what is that noise I'm hearing in the distance...
:holysheep: ...is it the libs praising the wisdom of... even saying labor (Rudds Plan) has stolen the march on them.
:luigi: ...that their party ought to embrace better accountability of preselections to their grass roots.
:thankyou:
“No army can withstand the strength of an idea whose time has come.”
― Victor Hugo
The left of the media failed constantly to report the almost daily boat arrivals, deliberately ignoring them as if it was not an issue for the Australian public.
Now that the Coalition is in power they are breaking their necks to report and screaming about lack of information.
One rule for some, and another rule for others.
Hypocrites.
That's ok springhill because we had the right of the media reminding us with this sort of fear mongering.
http://imgur.com/wZimhMg
Seems both sides can be rather hypocritical when it supports their predisposition. Guess sometimes we see what we want to see.
The left is not chasing this to save babies, they have not mentioned that angle once. It is to punish the Coalition. At least The Herald had the impetus to expose it. Those children were put at risk by previous Government policies, nothing more, nothing less.
That's because its an incredibly disingenuous card to play
Guess sometimes we see what we want to see.
The circle completes itself.
I bet you had no problems with the Murdoch press attack during the campaign.
Putting words in my mouth, now? Making assumptions on my behalf? Based on what, your pre-judgement of me?
That is a fool's game and only fools play it.
I never offered the ABC nor the Herald Sun as examples of anything. You did that.
Nor, do I dance to your tune.
If you wish to lower yourself to petty points scoring, so be it.
As opposition leader Tony Abbott toured the country, warning day in, day out - his message amplified by the florescent gleam of the inevitable hi-viz vest - of looming crises in border security and the economy, as well as the emergency for families and small businesses confronting first the prospect and then the reality of the carbon tax.
There was no time to be lost. An election ... now! That was the top line melody that came daily, against a steady bass of 'stop the boats' and 'abolish the tax'. Day in, week out. For three outraged years.
And then he was gone: the incredible vanishing Prime Minister. The sudden political calm was greeted by the muted golf clap of the political commentariat, who recognised the dexterity of this political craft work. The discipline. The sense of ordered, deliberate cunning.
Tony Abbott has been Prime Minister now for eight days, a period marked by his sudden withdrawal from public life, part of a broader closing down that clearly aims to remove the sense of urgent emergency that has been the backdrop for our politics since 2010.
A backdrop Tony Abbott created, of course. A backdrop manufactured against all the available evidence: of a robust economy, the steady but tiny trickle of hapless refugees, the neutral impact of the carbon tax. By rights then this backdrop is his to remove at will. And again, you've got to admire the skill. The political polish.
No one could shout about every boat arrival when labor was in office.Sums it all up quite well
Tony Abbott's incredible disappearing act
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-09-26/green-tony-abbotts-incredible-disappearing-act/4980664
:sheep: what is that noise I'm hearing in the distance...
:holysheep: ...is it the libs praising the wisdom of... even saying labor (Rudds Plan) has stolen the march on them.
:luigi: ...that their party ought to embrace better accountability of preselections to their grass roots.
:thankyou:
“No army can withstand the strength of an idea whose time has come.”
― Victor Hugo
Just when the party, (albeit mostly retired) started talking about better accountability of representation of their grass roots membership...
Prime Minister Tony Abbott admits that he has ordered all ministers contact his office before speaking to the media, saying his government needs to speak with a ‘‘united voice’’.
On Wednesday, an email leaked to the Australian Financial Review, Mr Abbott’s senior press secretary, James Boyce, informed ministerial staff that all requests for interviews, right down to ABC local outlets, must be vetted by Kate Walshe who has taken over leadership of communications in Mr Abbott’s office.
The communications clampdown from Mr Abbott, who once described Kevin Rudd as a ''hyper-control freak'' for his autocratic media management, was issued hours after Education Minister Christopher Pyne revealed in an interview with Fairfax Media the government's agenda to take an axe to the university sector.
It comes less than a week after Immigration Minister Scott Morrison put the announcement of asylum seeker boat arrivals behind a curtain of censorship.
Read more: http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/fed...rs-in-check-20130925-2uelx.html#ixzz2fy1pxrjq
This is not going to end up well Tony!
What other countries have to seek PM permission before talking to the media?.. Syria maybe!?... probably not even Russia or Indonesia.
Tis better to let people be themselves warts and all so as not to be perceived as harbouring a hidden agenda.
Some early policy blips... the Nationals oppose changes to uni fees and caps and likely have something to say about NBN redesign, foreign investment and no doubt more to come on ideology grounds where the Big L lib power brokers are trying to get their extreme measures in, akin to Labor the other way.
The Nationals are the moderating force in the LNP and Abbott had better pay attention to the Nationals constituency more than trying to sway their parliamentary reps... because they are likely the significant 1.8% who shifted back to the LNP as opposed to the 4.5% who left Labor and mostly went to others.
I must say it is great to see a PM not rolling over and p+++++++++ on themselves, when another country speaks out. IMO
The Federal Minister for Resources, Mr Ian Macfarlane, has slammed as "anarchists" some of the opponents to coal seam gas projects in NSW.
"They are anarchists, they don't respect people's property, they don't respect people's rights. They don't respect the law of the land.
"They go out deliberately to break the law."
The minister said he does not oppose people demonstrating but any opponents but they must respect the law, he said.
Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/business/mini...ys-minister-20130926-2ufja.html#ixzz2fzp8VZDa
Sums it all up quite well
Tony Abbott's incredible disappearing act
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-09-26/green-tony-abbotts-incredible-disappearing-act/4980664
I suspect that little episode from Christopher Pyne is why Tony Abbott office is vetting his ministers media contact.If it's not a priority then why talk about it
I suspect that little episode from Christopher Pyne is why Tony Abbott office is vetting his ministers media contact.
http://www.smh.com.au/federal-polit...o-keep-ministers-in-check-20130925-2uelx.html
I suspect that little episode from Christopher Pyne is why Tony Abbott office is vetting his ministers media contact.
http://www.smh.com.au/federal-polit...o-keep-ministers-in-check-20130925-2uelx.html
Well Doc, Abbott is the Prime Minister and as a leader it is his duty to lead his troops in the right direction.
If he were to allow them to wonder off in their own direction, then they deserve to be shot down in flames.
I can only admire the man for showing some discipline and courage in guiding his troops in the right direction.
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