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Diplomacy is more than a passing phrase : Comments

By Bruce Haigh, published 31/10/2013

It is a measure of the lack of sophistication and parochial outlook of Abbott and the government he leads that there is an apparent failure to understand the way the world works.

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Here you go, SM,

Didn't take the fabulous Abbott govt long to piss off senior journalists.

http://www.theage.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/tony-abbott-thumbing-his-nose-at-voters-says-laurie-oakes-20131106-2x0p8.html

"Canberra press gallery veteran Laurie Oakes says the Abbott government is "thumbing its nose at voters" through a lack of transparency and communication.

You can’t thumb your nose at the voters’ right to know and you can’t arrogantly say ‘we’ll let the voters be misinformed and we won’t help journalists get it right'. That’s just a disgusting attitude.

The respected Channel Nine reporter and political commentator told Fairfax Media that Prime Minister Tony Abbott and senior ministers were breaking their election promise of greater accountability for voters."

""They’re busily trying to avoid the media as much as possible and to control the media and so far they’re getting away with it but I don’t think they will get away with it for too long," he said..."

They won't get away with it for too long.

Great stuff from the new govt....nice to know you approve, SM.
Posted by Poirot, Wednesday, 6 November 2013 2:36:38 PM
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P,

Obviously Abbott is far brighter than either Shorten or Albo, Juliar or Dudd, or any of the Labor front bench.

As a Labor supporter I would have thought that being an admirer of deceit and destabilisation, and of secret states and suppression, was an absolute necessity. Just look at the carbon tax lie, the refusal to take the NBN to the productivity commission, and not least the media censorship laws.
Posted by Shadow Minister, Wednesday, 6 November 2013 3:11:46 PM
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SM,

Little did we know what we'd unleash with this govt.

Seen nothing like it before in Australia...and it's only just begun.

Perhaps we needed a lesson in how not to become complacent and take a healthy democracy for granted.

Well, looks like we got our lesson.....
Posted by Poirot, Wednesday, 6 November 2013 3:56:42 PM
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P,

It must be very scary for labor tragics like you to see unleashed on the voters competent government, delivery on promises etc.

It makes the ex union heavies such as power bill Shorten quake at the knees, as he knows that the corrupt Labor could never deliver the same.
Posted by Shadow Minister, Thursday, 7 November 2013 11:07:09 AM
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SM,

Gross borrowings of $21.9 billion since 9 September, 2013.

Hockey says: "The credit rating is what matters."

Hockey says: "We're in good shape".

Hockey and his cohorts deceived the electorate prior to the election.

Any comments about Joyce's rorts to attend the NRL?

Among his other rorts?

Among the many rorts attributed to the LNP?

They're a great mob, eh?
Posted by Poirot, Thursday, 7 November 2013 1:50:01 PM
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With yet another ex Labor MP being investigated for corruption, Labor should be declared a criminal organisation.

As for the borrowing, every day new information turns up of Labor's hidden debt.
Posted by Shadow Minister, Thursday, 7 November 2013 2:26:01 PM
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