As Workplace Minister he oversaw a system that couldn't even tell employers what they had to pay...
He spent $585,000 a day promoting at "fairness test" that at the time wasn't being applied...
He commissioned economic modelling with terms of reference so rigged it was never released,
He said young people were perfectly capable of negotiating pay with their employers, but repeatedly refused to appear in front of an audience of them to defend the claim...
As Human Services Minister in charge of a $1 billion plus information technology project he eschewed a pilot declaring pilots were “for planes, not for technology"...
He called for tenders for two IT projects each worth hundreds of millions of dollars ahead of submitting the legislation to parliament (a process that caught the attention of the Audit Office) and spent $3 million advertising a program before it had Senate approval (which it never got)...
Luckily for the country, as martin notes, the likelihood of Hockey become PM is slight.
It shows however, how bereft of real talent the Liberal Party is.
I think Martin is being kind to Abbott.
Turnbull's really the only one they have who has a chance of rivaling Rudd
I agree with you that Turnbull is the last, best hope of the Liberal party - although they cannot see that.
I disagree with you on Abbott. He was a fine Manager of
Government Business in the House, and a very good Parliamentarian. However he is not ... liked.
Hockey = Mr. Work Choices. To have him as leader would be suicidal when time comes for the next election.
Posted by: Bob Meade | 29 November 2009 at 08:11 PM