Many that contribute to this forum will remember at the peak of the GFC the American car company executives flying into Washington on their private jets crying poverty.

We are all aware of Mini-Me Campbell Newman austerity in Queensland. There is no doubt there is a requirement to be more frugal with public money. To this end his government who received less than 50% of the primary vote has been exercising his disproportionate 80% plus power claiming he is to achieving this outcome. A lot Queenslander’s have had to do it hard.

He flew down to the recent COAG meeting in the Queensland government’s private jet and complained that his state couldn’t afford the federal government’s education initiatives.

Something is not right.

http://www.sunshinecoastdaily.com.au/news/queensland-ministers-clock-142-hours-government-je/1660206/

It is about to get far worse, date?
14/9/2013.
But in a way, do not ignore unfortunate truths, wse do it to our selves.
Well those we trusted did.

I don't know if you did any arithmetic at school Producer, if you did, you damn know well what a pile of typical Labor spin your post & your reference really are.

This will appeal only to the rusted on, & will reinforce the turn off those who are sick of spin & lies.

Producer,
I can offer you some advise based on hard evidence here. If you think that's a lot of flying then you really haven't a clue. Go & sit at any airport for a day & count how many bureaucrats collect their frequent flyer points from public service flights to remote communities where they achieve absolutely nothing. On the contrary, their frequent flyer points are causing a lot of expensive social & other damage. Then check of which political alliance these frequent flyers are before you target a Premier who needs to sort out that alliance's fiscal & social immoral mess. This really is a case of the kettle calling the pot black.

Hasbeen - My source is the electoral office. At election time with the current system delivered 88% of the seats to the LNP party with slightly less than 50% of the primary vote. A proportional system would have Labour 24, LNP 44, Greens 7, KAP 10, Others 4 seats. I said 80% plus due to LNP defections.

Individual – I agree with much of what you say. You must agree that the huge expense of an unnecessary private jet in light of Mini-Me lead austerity in Queensland is hypocritical. The jet was around when labour was in power but because the austerity wasn’t it gets them off the hypocrisy hook but not the expense. Perhaps it should have sold it before QR?

<< Something is not right. >>

Agreed Producer, it certainly seems a might hypocritical.

I don’t understand why the COAG meeting, and just about all meetings for which our pollies jump into these jets to attend, can’t be held via teleconference.

I agree with Newman’s efforts to bring Queensland back into the black, although maybe not as quickly and vehemently as he is in some sectors. But an essential part of this process is surely for him and his team to be seen to be exercising the most frugal and efficient use of energy, resources and money, in every way that they can.