Liberals to move no confidence in Stanhope

Yeah, I wonder if Stefaniak has anything up his sleeve too. If he had waited a couple of weeks he might have had more ammunition. I gather both Stanhope along with the NSW Bushfire bureaucrats are going to cop a bit of flack in the press and on national TV in the weeks ahead. Also, remeber that Stanhope is supposed to respond to the 73 Coroner recommendations this month. Perhaps Stefaniak’s move is designed to put some pressure on him ahead of that.

And again I back wholeheatedly JB’s call for minority government.
I have never understood why the Australian media constantly bemoans the risk of a so-called ‘hung parliament’ at any level. Plenty of good things are achieved by governments around the world where a minority forces them to take into account community views.
And in Australia a recent example is the only time in the last several decades that Queensland had an accountable government – when independent Peter Wellington put Peter Beattie in as a minority and held the balance of power for the next three years. Unfortunately Beattie then got a majority in his own right and accountability went out the window.
So even without wishful legislative changes to enshrine minority government, the solution is to put all fuirst preferences to reasonable-minded independents and minority parties in 2008.

Wonder if I can move a no confidence vote in my boss and get a week off work?
Surely one of the more bizarre aspects of ACT self-government regulations…

There should be a quota system to prevent majority governmet, but then, maybe voters should be smart enough not to elect one in the first instance? – louise

Sure… because when casting votes people are already fully aware of how many other votes have and will be polled and know exactly when to stop voting for the party they want to govern.

Surely the thing that tipped Kate over the edge was her, ahem, slightly flexible treatment relating to a drink driving charge?

Kate laid the charges and pressed the button did she? Or did overzealous public accountability requirements (buy the CHEAPEST, dammit!), result in a contractor being selected that was inappropriate for the task?

I’m all for public accountability, but the value equation gets lost very easily.

Come on. Sure Jon oversaw one of the worst disasters in australia but Kate painted the GRASS GREEN IN THE STADIUM!!!!

Its like apples and oranges.

That’s rather common for politicians in any majority government, though, isn’t it?

And yes, I am thinking of the mob further on up the hill…

He likes the bits that give him untrammeled power, he’s just less keen on the accountability and responsibility components.

Anyone have the hansard links of Stanhope’s speeches when he was calling for Kate Carnell to resign? I think it would be an interesting read.

It seems like Jon Stanhope doesn’t hold the Westminster principals of government as important anymore.