Comments on: Crikey says: critics should worry what the PM’s doing now

By: AR

AR — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 08:31:50 +0000

Gillard’s point, that the tories have blown the last week of Parliament on tendentious mendacity about a non issue 20 yrs old, is valid.
Look at how much important legislation this government has passed - let’s have MORE minority governments rather than the dictatorships like the Rodent’s last, mad policies due to control of both Chambers.
The final day was as perfect an example of priorities as could be written by a satirist; this morning, important legislation to benefit the most vulnerable in the nation and where were the tories? I don’t know but I know where they were not - in Parliament.

By: zut alors

zut alors — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 04:21:16 +0000

Agreed, the PM has shown some poor judgement and failed to take bold steps in certain areas (asylum seekers in particular, her most shameful chapter). But the PM’s shortcomings pale in comparison to the limp individual heading the Coalition.

By: JMNO

JMNO — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 03:25:43 +0000

One of the Wentworth Group of Scientists - can’t remember which - said that the Gillard Government seemed more interested in cutting deals than standing up to vested interests and this would be my criticism of them as well. Policy directions are good but I am left thinking, ‘if only they’d gone that bit further, how much better it would be’. Perhaps it stems from being a minority government and having to negotiate everything rather than operating from the strength of having a healthy majority.