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2011-01-19

Wong follows Gillard and Swan

Comments on Ben Packham “Rebuilding Queensland after floods won't alter budget surplus timing: Penny Wong”, 19/01/2011, http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/rebuilding-queensland-after-floods-wont-alter-budget-surplus-timing-penny-wong/story-fn59niix-1225990976483

It seems some of the federal Labor ministers are really fool headed with no strategic political sense.

Swan is one - the Treasurer who presided over all Rudd government's ill conceived and ill managed government spendings, such as the pink batts, the BER wastes etc, and the disastrous SRPT policy. He, however, got promoted to Deputy PM after Gillard deposed Rudd from the prime ministership. What did that say of the quality of federal Labor politicians?

Wong had a record of failed climate change policies in Australia - she was the climate change minister, failed in negotiation with the Greens to pass her climate change legislations in the parliament. What her accountability was? She got the key finance minister, albeit she left the difficult position of climate change minister where she was assisted by the current climate change minister Greg Combet.

The PM, Gillard, having deposed Rudd and being very skilful in negotiations with the independents (unfortunately at the expense of the nation I am afraid to say), was nevertheless the education minister who presided over the BER wastes. Now she is seen clueless to key policies.

Maybe that is the result of a minority government. But that is exactly the time real leadership can shine. But she hasn't, not since she became the PM.

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