The approach begun by Rudd when he worked for Goss has continued in Qld through Beattie and now Bligh: no consultation, decision making by urban bureaucrats with absolutely no regard for the impact of their decisions on ordinary people with this applying especially to people on the land and people outside the main population centres. Let's hope the demise at Federal level can be repeated in Qld - if only Qld could muster a viable and vibrant alternative to Labor.

The Australian political landscape has too many opportunities for too many 'wanna-be's to strut around for too long. Rudd's ascendency was ridiculous.

I totally agree with the article and also with fedupnortherner as far as the situation in Queensland is concerned .

However , we cannot blame Rudd for his elevation.. let's put the blame where it really belongs..with Iresponsible Journalists who didn't do their homework..

His whole campaign was a Media Beat Up, They ignored his past . Anyone was better than Beasley , The best Labor Prime Minister , that Australia NEVER had, regretably.

As a result, , Great Unwashed with their slaving belief in the Media gave Australia what it deserved.

This time though, the ones awaiting with the baseball bats were the Faceless Labor Faction Leaders, not the Queensland Voters , as with Wayne Goss.

He has Stuffed Queensland, now Australia .What's next The United Nations?

Actually,the UN does deserve him ..... GO BOY !

Please, politicians failing to live up to even simple election promises and shuffling chairs is the way we do things these days.

Aspley - hardly journalists fault - more so Party machines that rewards clowns like the rudd-bott (and the Ab-bott)

Another Thabo Mbeki