Comments on Rob Burgess “What's behind Gillard's new waste line?” 29/04/2011, http://www.businessspectator.com.au/bs.nsf/Article/Labor-BER-spending-bill-funding-pd20110429-GCSU7?OpenDocument&src=sph
You may be right in saying "the disastrous home insulation scheme with the much less disastrous Building the Education Revolution scheme", but in dollar terms, the much less disastrous Building the Education Revolution scheme may be higher in total in terms of wastage.
Even leaving the normal and conventional definition of wastes aside, the effectiveness of many of those school halls to the so called "building the education revolution" is highly questionable - another form of effective wastage.
That is the first point.
The two indiscretions the Gillard government is committing reflect the long term trend and very unhealthy development in federal relations, that is, the federal government has been invading into states constitutional powers. The fed has been bullying and abusing the states on various matters.
That has not been helped by a pro-fed high court that has often sided with the fed on a number of federation relation issues.
Unfortunately, many Australians falsely and naively believe that many of the current problems with state government services can be resolved by further centralisation of government power to Canberra. It is illogical to think that a central government can do a better job where eight duly elected state governments have had difficulties to achieve.
That is a fantasy, especially after the huge wastage that the fed government did in the not so distant past and that government is still in government after the last federal election!
Showing posts with label BER. Show all posts
Showing posts with label BER. Show all posts
2011-04-29
2010-12-16
More than haste and lack of flexibility in BER wastes
Comments on Justine Ferrari “Haste and lack of flexibility to blame”, 16/12/2010, http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/opinion/haste-and-lack-of-flexibility-to-blame/story-e6frg6zo-1225971780731
It seems a gloss over a miserably failed public project.
The fact appears to suggest there were failures on both levels of government - Commonwealth and state in the processes.
Why didn't they ever consider what problems could likely occur in the first place and make better public decisions?
Why didn't they correct problems earlier?
Now, what could and can Brad Orgill say, given that he is the government appointed for the task?
It is nothing less than a continuation of the same failed policy/program – not too dissimilar to the saying it is difficult to teach old dogs new tricks.
It is a shame of the government and the person involved in the report.
It seems a gloss over a miserably failed public project.
The fact appears to suggest there were failures on both levels of government - Commonwealth and state in the processes.
Why didn't they ever consider what problems could likely occur in the first place and make better public decisions?
Why didn't they correct problems earlier?
Now, what could and can Brad Orgill say, given that he is the government appointed for the task?
It is nothing less than a continuation of the same failed policy/program – not too dissimilar to the saying it is difficult to teach old dogs new tricks.
It is a shame of the government and the person involved in the report.
2010-05-08
Noel Pearson on BER
Comments on Noel Pearson “Education reform lies buried under the morass”, 8/05/2010, http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/opinion/education-reform-lies-buried-under-the-morass/story-e6frg6zo-1225863819465
If Noel Pearson, a fairly independent and somewhat Labour leaning Indigenous leader, argues that the BER has little education value, I think all Australians should listen carefully, especially the ALP politicians who have been involved in the BER.
It is not right for the government and the key ministers to insist that the BER is for what the Rudd/Gillard government has portrayed it. They need to face the reality and be honest and truthful to the public and taxpayers.
They cannot continue to lie and act as the emperor with his new cloth. That does not help them. To the contrary they will be seen as liars if they continue to do that.
It is in their own interest not to treat the public as stupid and no ability to see their tricks. That will be just new lows of low politics, and ultimately self stupidity!
If Noel Pearson, a fairly independent and somewhat Labour leaning Indigenous leader, argues that the BER has little education value, I think all Australians should listen carefully, especially the ALP politicians who have been involved in the BER.
It is not right for the government and the key ministers to insist that the BER is for what the Rudd/Gillard government has portrayed it. They need to face the reality and be honest and truthful to the public and taxpayers.
They cannot continue to lie and act as the emperor with his new cloth. That does not help them. To the contrary they will be seen as liars if they continue to do that.
It is in their own interest not to treat the public as stupid and no ability to see their tricks. That will be just new lows of low politics, and ultimately self stupidity!
2010-04-12
Time for Gillard to be frank and truthful with the public
Comments on Joe Kelly “Gillard hires banker hired to unearth schools stimulus rorts”, 12/04/2010, http://www.theaustralian.com.au/in-depth/schools-watch/gillard-hires-banker-hired-to-unearth-schools-stimulus-rorts/story-fn56ulhe-1225852800384
The longer Gillard says the scale of the program means rorts are inevitable, the more she will lose with the public and taxpayers.
It is no longer tenable to continue to run that already being exposed to be a failed argument.
She should be truthful with the public to restore trust, given that she is possibly the only significant figure from the Rudd ministry who has not lost that trust completely.
She is the sole useful assets at this moment and the only hope of the ALP for the next election.
The earlier she is aware of that, the better off she will be. So will the Rudd ministry.
The longer Gillard says the scale of the program means rorts are inevitable, the more she will lose with the public and taxpayers.
It is no longer tenable to continue to run that already being exposed to be a failed argument.
She should be truthful with the public to restore trust, given that she is possibly the only significant figure from the Rudd ministry who has not lost that trust completely.
She is the sole useful assets at this moment and the only hope of the ALP for the next election.
The earlier she is aware of that, the better off she will be. So will the Rudd ministry.
2010-04-01
BER blunders and the managed release of Rudd health plan
Comments on Dennis Shanahan “Blunders becoming harder to defend”, 1/04/2010, http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/opinion/blunders-becoming-harder-to-defend/story-e6frg6zo-1225848251956
Now the public should be able to realise the main reason why the health reform plan has not been released in full for the public as well as State governments to see.
Rudd and co are using the gradual release to distract the increasing exposure of the rorts in BER and other poor economic management when they appear.
Rudd and co has learnt a lesson from the pink batts fiascos and become cleverer in dealing with any more bad exposures of their poor deeds.
Rudd and co have clearly not been fair dinkum with taxpayers on spending their money. They have treated taxpayers with contempt and been debasing their intelligence.
That is not good enough.
Now the public should be able to realise the main reason why the health reform plan has not been released in full for the public as well as State governments to see.
Rudd and co are using the gradual release to distract the increasing exposure of the rorts in BER and other poor economic management when they appear.
Rudd and co has learnt a lesson from the pink batts fiascos and become cleverer in dealing with any more bad exposures of their poor deeds.
Rudd and co have clearly not been fair dinkum with taxpayers on spending their money. They have treated taxpayers with contempt and been debasing their intelligence.
That is not good enough.
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