Comments on: Another day, another broken promise to black Australia http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/02/04/another-day-another-broken-promise-to-black-australia/ now with extra source Sun, 12 Feb 2012 07:37:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Tom McLoughlin http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/02/04/another-day-another-broken-promise-to-black-australia/#comment-22418 Tom McLoughlin Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000 #comment-22418 sorry jargon, Global Financial Crisis. It's fairly common usage in some parts. sorry jargon, Global Financial Crisis. It’s fairly common usage in some parts.

]]> By: Fluffy09 http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/02/04/another-day-another-broken-promise-to-black-australia/#comment-22419 Fluffy09 Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000 #comment-22419 GFC? GFC?

]]> By: Ben http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/02/04/another-day-another-broken-promise-to-black-australia/#comment-22420 Ben Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000 #comment-22420 I also wonder about the effect these slips have on social hope. A lot of people voted for Rudd (similarly to Obama) because he came across as an agent of change (of course, that's good spin). So many people who voted for him had renewed hope that social issues would be addressed ethically and transparently. Apparently not, as this article makes clear. Ruddy has himself in a spin, and some policies have flown off the ride. Personally I felt more optimistic 12 months ago that Rudd could handle the many social issues to which he had committed. I hope his memory improves and his policies follow suit. I also wonder about the effect these slips have on social hope. A lot of people voted for Rudd (similarly to Obama) because he came across as an agent of change (of course, that’s good spin). So many people who voted for him had renewed hope that social issues would be addressed ethically and transparently. Apparently not, as this article makes clear. Ruddy has himself in a spin, and some policies have flown off the ride. Personally I felt more optimistic 12 months ago that Rudd could handle the many social issues to which he had committed. I hope his memory improves and his policies follow suit.

]]> By: Tom McLoughlin http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/02/04/another-day-another-broken-promise-to-black-australia/#comment-22421 Tom McLoughlin Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000 #comment-22421 Great story there Chris. I can imagine they would rationalise the slippage as all Black folks will be depending on getting the response to the GFC right along with everyone else in society, and maybe that's a fair point too.<br /><br />Even so, I wrote elsewhere Rudd has alot of issues possibly of second order real politik significance (as distinct from morality) which are like the strings holding Gulliver down in Lilliput. This would be another one of them. Each not strong enough to hold him back but in combo could completely entrap him, so I think there some merit in Stephen Mayne's comment yesterday he needed a big big big political strategy to be seen to be breaking free of these other problem issues - Stanley Ho donations, bank deposit guarrantee etc etc.<br /><br />One worrying aspect is that this actually was a Bob Carr model of governance in NSW for especially the last 7 of his 10 or so years. Well crafted media packages. Really very convincing with plausible answers to most somewhat shallow questions. But not well implemented policy. <br /><br />And then it's later when you get the full picture from a real policy expert (like you) in a subject area who is unusual in being brave enough to speak their mind above the chorus of ALP bovver boys and girls, well the house of cards gets shaky and bits collapse.<br /><br />What might be good is if they openly stated, it was an unintended mistake because they were distracted by the GFC and they will seek to rectify the problem in the next few weeks. Great story there Chris. I can imagine they would rationalise the slippage as all Black folks will be depending on getting the response to the GFC right along with everyone else in society, and maybe that’s a fair point too.

Even so, I wrote elsewhere Rudd has alot of issues possibly of second order real politik significance (as distinct from morality) which are like the strings holding Gulliver down in Lilliput. This would be another one of them. Each not strong enough to hold him back but in combo could completely entrap him, so I think there some merit in Stephen Mayne’s comment yesterday he needed a big big big political strategy to be seen to be breaking free of these other problem issues - Stanley Ho donations, bank deposit guarrantee etc etc.

One worrying aspect is that this actually was a Bob Carr model of governance in NSW for especially the last 7 of his 10 or so years. Well crafted media packages. Really very convincing with plausible answers to most somewhat shallow questions. But not well implemented policy.

And then it’s later when you get the full picture from a real policy expert (like you) in a subject area who is unusual in being brave enough to speak their mind above the chorus of ALP bovver boys and girls, well the house of cards gets shaky and bits collapse.

What might be good is if they openly stated, it was an unintended mistake because they were distracted by the GFC and they will seek to rectify the problem in the next few weeks.

]]> By: Joel B1 http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/02/04/another-day-another-broken-promise-to-black-australia/#comment-22422 Joel B1 Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000 #comment-22422 Sorry, but you messed this one up.<br /><br />Rudd's been given a chance to worm himself out of this, that is he'll now use the anniversary of the "Sorry" event.<br />I know hindsight's great but maybe just have kept quiet about it for 3 months or so? Sorry, but you messed this one up.

Rudd’s been given a chance to worm himself out of this, that is he’ll now use the anniversary of the “Sorry” event.
I know hindsight’s great but maybe just have kept quiet about it for 3 months or so?

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