Comments on: 2020 vision: Glyn Davis reveals the lucky (semi-female) 1000

By: John T

John T — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000

Oh yes, Lucy, let’s hope! A thousand participants (+ APServants, unpaid?) - the excitement of rugby league drunken bonding would be so full of self-realisation and unexpected outcomes - but sadly, under new labor, they would need to be so deadly earnest!

By: John T

John T — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000

Were the public service a capable policy instrument, what need for a summit? Where hide the skilled APServants to trawl the babble for lucid policies and supporting argumemts ? Has K08 already written the report ? Will this kill binge drinking? Really?

By: Venise Alstergren

Venise Alstergren — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000

I’m not impressed with this 2020 business and as for the invitees I wouldn’t know them if I saw them. However, why not save your remarks until after the gabfest? The MYTH of Australians giving anyone a fair go stinks. It is a mythconception.

By: Lucy

Lucy — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000

Apropos John T’s comment, I really, really hope this summit turns into a riotous, reprehensibly fun booze-up a la a rugby league post-season “bonding session”. I don’t think it will, but damn that would just be so sweet.

By: Lucy

Lucy — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000

Let’s not mince words. “Concerns were raised as to whether this might undermine the quality of the selection”, BY PEOPLE WHO THINK WOMEN ARE LESS LIKELY TO BE QUALIFIED. That’s a necessary axiom for such a ‘concern’ to be valid, no?

By: Tom McLoughlin

Tom McLoughlin — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000

Like Farmer I’m just off to the letter box …Nope. Australia Post on strike again those lazy bastards. That reminds me of a big idea - privatisation. Anyway if by some incredible fate I am squeezed off the list by some uppity broad am i in 8000 B&B?