Comments on: Springborg’s leadership question http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/01/29/springborgs-leadership-question/ now with extra source Sat, 11 Feb 2012 22:03:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: brian martin http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/01/29/springborgs-leadership-question/#comment-6203 brian martin Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000 #comment-6203 So lights are on but no one's at home in Queensland. What a surprise! So lights are on but no one’s at home in Queensland. What a surprise!

]]> By: Chris Johnson http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/01/29/springborgs-leadership-question/#comment-6204 Chris Johnson Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000 #comment-6204 Most Queenslanders would admit they’re ambushed on making an astute if any political choice by the standards of their two major parties. It’s a state worn down by a series of master manipulators to the point where constituents don’t believe their vote makes a difference. Bligh carries the Beattie taint of spin, scandals, inquiries and infrastructure failure that were as much as he could muster. That the Liberals and Nationals couldn’t capitalize on such gross catastrophes as Dr Death, mass blackouts, a crippled health system, indigenous riots and misfit MPs either imprisoned, trashing human rights, embroiled in litigation or just plain CMC’d says too much about the conservative rabble with a history much the same. The Borg like Joh blunders through governance with a farcical twist. His LNP wont let the budget slip into deficit because he’ll ‘front-end jobs” and get rid of positions that are ‘denecessary’. More chilling is these challenged parties with gormless members have no apolitical public service for support or advice. It’s full of party appointees whose jobs rest with their masters. Any wonder Queenslanders are struggling with democracy after its police minister authorised ‘hoon watch’ to permit the public to dob in law-breakers whose photos are displayed publicly. “A bus fare evader gave himself up after his photo was displayed in a Crime Bulletin”’ crowed the Minister for Police as she hailed it the future of policing in Australia. Suffer Australia if that’s called going forward. Here comes another HREOC hearing. <br /><br />http://www.4bc.com.au/displayPopUpPlayerAction.action?&url=http://media.mytalk.com.au/4bc/podcasts/spence_cary_jan_09.mp3<br /> Most Queenslanders would admit they’re ambushed on making an astute if any political choice by the standards of their two major parties. It’s a state worn down by a series of master manipulators to the point where constituents don’t believe their vote makes a difference. Bligh carries the Beattie taint of spin, scandals, inquiries and infrastructure failure that were as much as he could muster. That the Liberals and Nationals couldn’t capitalize on such gross catastrophes as Dr Death, mass blackouts, a crippled health system, indigenous riots and misfit MPs either imprisoned, trashing human rights, embroiled in litigation or just plain CMC’d says too much about the conservative rabble with a history much the same. The Borg like Joh blunders through governance with a farcical twist. His LNP wont let the budget slip into deficit because he’ll ‘front-end jobs” and get rid of positions that are ‘denecessary’. More chilling is these challenged parties with gormless members have no apolitical public service for support or advice. It’s full of party appointees whose jobs rest with their masters. Any wonder Queenslanders are struggling with democracy after its police minister authorised ‘hoon watch’ to permit the public to dob in law-breakers whose photos are displayed publicly. “A bus fare evader gave himself up after his photo was displayed in a Crime Bulletin”’ crowed the Minister for Police as she hailed it the future of policing in Australia. Suffer Australia if that’s called going forward. Here comes another HREOC hearing.

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