Comments on: Decision time for PM’s promise on council referendum vote http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/02/22/decision-time-for-pms-promise-on-council-referendum-vote/ now with extra source Fri, 24 May 2013 13:02:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Edward James http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/02/22/decision-time-for-pms-promise-on-council-referendum-vote/comment-page-1/#comment-238927 Edward James Mon, 25 Feb 2013 05:57:42 +0000 http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=350782#comment-238927 Stephen Mayne I perceive this as a third tier of government distraction! Ratepayers /voters like me may trust you personally, but formalizing the activities of local council when so many of them are more like parasites on our backs. I do not thInk so! BTW We Australians are the ones who fund everything. Governments fund nothing! Edward James Stephen Mayne I perceive this as a third tier of government distraction! Ratepayers /voters like me may trust you personally, but formalizing the activities of local council when so many of them are more like parasites on our backs. I do not thInk so! BTW We Australians are the ones who fund everything. Governments fund nothing! Edward James

]]> By: Twomey Chris http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/02/22/decision-time-for-pms-promise-on-council-referendum-vote/comment-page-1/#comment-238754 Twomey Chris Fri, 22 Feb 2013 06:21:53 +0000 http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=350782#comment-238754 Wasn't that a promise they made to the Greens (...which I guess means its out the window now with the agreement)? Surely thats a relevant fact Stephen... Wasn’t that a promise they made to the Greens (…which I guess means its out the window now with the agreement)?

Surely thats a relevant fact Stephen…

]]> By: Gavin Moodie http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/02/22/decision-time-for-pms-promise-on-council-referendum-vote/comment-page-1/#comment-238712 Gavin Moodie Fri, 22 Feb 2013 03:49:25 +0000 http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=350782#comment-238712 Thanx for this report, but I don't understand why any supporter of local government would oppose their constitutional recognition except for the basest of partisan motives. Can't the Australian Government fund local councils directly already as corporations following he Workchoices decision? Thanx for this report, but I don’t understand why any supporter of local government would oppose their constitutional recognition except for the basest of partisan motives.

Can’t the Australian Government fund local councils directly already as corporations following he Workchoices decision?

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