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More seriously, does anyone find it odd that the PM of Australia is making this announcement? For example, if the US Navy found something, I would not expect Pr
by jfoster 13y ago
More seriously, does anyone find it odd that the PM of Australia is making this announcement? For example, if the US Navy found something, I would not expect President Obama to announce it.
- gregsq 13y agoHe's announcing it to the House of Representatives. Same thing would happen in the UK with the House of Commons and PM David Cameron. Designed to provide ultimate transparency within the system. Both PM's are obligated to inform the house as their primary responsibility. Westminster parliamentary system.
- oliyoung 13y agoHe "announced" it to the parliament during Question Time, there's a real press conference by Maritime Safety in a few minutes
- general_failure 13y agoIsn't Obama busy with Crimea?
- aaron695 13y agoYes, it's embarrassing. It shows the un-professionalism of the situation. One assumes the real press conference was delayed so he could do the grandstanding. That said, there should have been nothing said at this stage anyway until some sort of real conformation was performed. I guess it's all about entertaining the masses who demand their ongoing live entertainment fix.
- tomcorrigan 13y agoYou have allowed your political views to cloud your judgement. Details of the satellite images and retasking of search aircraft would surely have leaked and the Australian government would have been rightly criticised for withholding that information had it not been announced.