Crikey says: Rudd v Labor (#532)
One for the lawyers, today. Terms of reference for the royal commission into child abuse are out. The Whitehaven hoaxer is looking for a precedent on whether he'll go to jail. And Guy Rundle on the unsteady ground Labor finds itself on discrimination legislation. Thankfully, we don't charge by the minute.
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“This is a country with a bit of a heart … I think this is the sort of area where we should be showing a bit of a heart as well … These are folk who are doing it tough, but I’m not going to get in the business of supporting one option or another. I think we could be doing more.”
He’s right, of course, on the dismally low Newstart allowance.
But he just couldn’t help himself, could he.
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Good grief, Crikey, Rudd was asked a question and, unlike most of the current herd of overly-rehearsed politicians, he actually had sufficient spine to give a frank opinion – rather than ‘no comment’ or ‘I’m with the Caucus’ or, the Shorten Special, ‘whatever she said…’.
The final sentence of this editorial is puerile.
I think you’re a bit harsh on Rudd. Politics would be better for all concerned if the punters knew what their personal views are. Often a decision is made by a pollie and I’m left thinking how on earth can this person agree, when personally he opposes the decision. I think Rudd’s talking on behalf of his electorate, as he should.
“I’m Kev, just here to help.” Agree with Zut & Daz, he was asked aquestion, he answered like a human being not a pollie. The deception is sublime, given that not a drop of haemoglobin courses those vain veins.
Some politicians talking to individuals in the media often seem to end up spread too thin across the headlines?