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Yeah, it's the same story across the board really - not even many private hands, just a small handful of them. Public infrastructure was never particularly inv
by anthonyb 13y ago
Yeah, it's the same story across the board really - not even many private hands, just a small handful of them.
Public infrastructure was never particularly invested in, even under Labour, but now that the Liberals are back in (I'm in Victoria, so double Liberal for me) it's "jobs for the boys", more roads, more private health insurance, etc, etc.
- jacques_chester 13y ago"Jobs for the boys" is a universal in Australian politics. Scan the resumé of anyone appointed to any board, committee, commission, agency etc etc and you will usually find clear connections to one of the majors.
- vacri 13y agoI'm not sure why you needed to specify 'Australian' there.
- jacques_chester 13y agoTouché. One of my favourite scenes in Yes, Minister is when Sir Humphrey is having lunch with Sir Desmond, a banker he needs a favour from. He offers about a dozen random appointments in the scene -- Potato Board, Wine Marketing Committee etc. It's great.
- vacri 13y agoI've just finish rewatching those series. I'd forgotten how much fun they were, and surprised at how little had gone out of date.
- jacques_chester 13y ago"In Sydney you think it is a comedy. In Canberra we see it as a documentary".