http://www.crikey.com.au/2007/11/12/abjorensen-the-long-slow-death-of-political-accountability/ now with extra source Sun, 12 Feb 2012 07:51:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.crikey.com.au/2007/11/12/abjorensen-the-long-slow-death-of-political-accountability/#comment-5367 Greg Angelo Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000 #comment-5367 After the appalling behaviour of our so-called foreign minister in relation to wheat sales to Iraq why would anybody have any residual expectation of ministerial accountability. The real problem here however is the lack of apparent concern by voters. After the appalling behaviour of our so-called foreign minister in relation to wheat sales to Iraq why would anybody have any residual expectation of ministerial accountability. The real problem here however is the lack of apparent concern by voters.

]]> http://www.crikey.com.au/2007/11/12/abjorensen-the-long-slow-death-of-political-accountability/#comment-5368 Marg Brennan Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000 #comment-5368 Where has the Opposition been in holding the Governemnt accountable? Two stories on Lateline tonight would be enough to bring down a government in any functioning demorcracy: the student "kidnapped" by ASIO and the Korean Kept illegally in detention. Where has the Opposition been in holding the Governemnt accountable? Two stories on Lateline tonight would be enough to bring down a government in any functioning demorcracy: the student “kidnapped” by ASIO and the Korean Kept illegally in detention.

]]> http://www.crikey.com.au/2007/11/12/abjorensen-the-long-slow-death-of-political-accountability/#comment-5369 Mattsui Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000 #comment-5369 "prize open the windows of government" ???? c'mon, you can't even open the windows of Parliament house! “prize open the windows of government” ???? c’mon, you can’t even open the windows of Parliament house!

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