Rodent did use govt advertising to help mates

[Jovial Monk]

Worse corruption than the Regional Rorts!

The Australian National Audit Office released its audit of the Howard Government’s advertising processes last week. In the dry and understated way of auditors, it is absolutely savage. It makes the famous Regional Partnerships report that went off like a bomb during the 2007 election campaign look like a model of best practice.

But what is even more damning is what isn’t explicit in the report: that several senior Liberal Party mates were given millions of dollars of taxpayers’ money with no evidence they would provide value for money and no way of checking afterward whether they had provided it.

When I first wrote about the Howard Government’s micro-management of advertising, I talked about the Ministerial Committee on Government Communications, the all-powerful body of backbenchers and Prime Ministerial advisers chaired by the Special Minister of State that controlled even the most innocuous advertising to ensure it served the Government’s political interests. While there is discussion of problems within the bureaucracy’s own processes like not signing contracts until long after work has begun, it is the MCGC that the audit report focuses on.

http://www.crikey.com.au/Politics/20090 ... ising.html

Yes, Bernard Keane from Crikey. Those who want to attack the man and hope the message is ignored should first note it is based on the report from the National Audit Office.

Thank fuck Howard got booted out in 2007!

[Hebe]

Look at all that money wasted on "advertising" SerfChoices. It was blatant political campaigning paid for by us. The anti- campaign was paid for by donations and unions from member's money - at least we chose to spend our money on it. It meant that people like me actually paid to campaign for and against.

What a bunch of swine they were.

[Postul8]

and they'll be back too, unless the government can pull something categorically conclusive from it's double-dissolution hat. Times are tought right now and polls reveal a definite find reminiscence on behalf of those polled for the 'good times' under the Conservatives. Bear in mind that your average Aussie knows three-fifths of seven-eighths of sweet fanny adams about politics in this country. Costello, according to Peter Hartcher, is simply biding his time, waiting to pull a Tillius Cimber on Turnbull. I dare say Minchin & his acolytes will gladly slip their daggers into their Caesar as well.

Beware the return of Costello, for he will rise again.

[Jubial Priest]

Bear in mind that your average Aussie knows three-fifths of seven-eighths of sweet fanny adams about politics in this country.

Correct. Which is one of the reasons why Labor managed to edge their way in

Beware the return of Costello, for he will rise again.

Why beware oh ye who is above ideology and partisanship?

The country would be far better managed under Costello

[TomB]

The country would be far better managed under Costello

Lazarus with a quadruple bypass!
The only way for him to be PM is for Joe Hockey to win the next election and then get knifed.

[Jovial Monk]

Bwahahaha Costello as PM. Lazy gutless wonder will never be PM.

[JW Frogen]

I like Joe Hockey.

That is pretty much as far as my interest in Australian politics extends, that and my 900 Swan eggs soon to be hatched.

[Ravi]

Bwahahaha Costello as PM. Lazy gutless wonder will never be PM.

fucking A!!! He is a spineless backstabbing snivelling little prick, who likes to keep everyone in suspense and cry over being hard done by yet will not stand up and do anything at all to achieve what needs to be done..... he is a follower not a leader that is for sure

[Auzgurl]

Bwahahaha Costello as PM. Lazy gutless wonder will never be PM.

fucking A!!! He is a spineless backstabbing snivelling little prick, who likes to keep everyone in suspense and cry over being hard done by yet will not stand up and do anything at all to achieve what needs to be done..... he is a follower not a leader that is for sure

Amen to that Ravi..well put. He is gutless.

[Jovial Monk]

The last couple of polls show that even Fib supporters are losing faith in Costello. Hmm all except our little Sheeple