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2011-03-28

Gillard needs to be reasonable and flexible on NSW rail funding

Comments on “Gillard vows to work with NSW”, see NEWS – Politics & IR – comments 28/03/2011, http://www.businessspectator.com.au/bs.nsf/Article/PM-Gillard-pledges-to-work-with-OFarrell-FD26W?OpenDocument&src=hp1


Gillard may be right to believe "the people of NSW know the difference between state issues and federal issues."

But it is also true that sometimes both state and federal issues can get together in a state election.

Unfortunately for Gillard, her announcement of the carbon tax plan during the NSW state election campaign just made the issues of the two levels of government combined by the heightened concerns over costs of living and taxpayer's reluctance to see more taxes.

It was appalling for her to do that. It worsens Labor's internal divisions. It showed Gillard's weakness in leadership and political judgement.

She should learn from it to avoid more policy blunders.

If she refuses to learn from it, her numbers as prime minister may be further diminished.

To the NSW rail transport issue, Gillard should allow the policy priority of the O'Farrell government to change to the different link in Sydney's North West, even though the health deal and education issues may be different beasts altogether. The election outcome gives a clear endorsement for the NSW coalition government's policy package.

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