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July 15, 2005
Palmer Report--buck stops where?
I missed the release of the Palmer Report in Canberra yesterday afternoon, and the press conference given afterwards. I did watch Amanda Vanstone being interviewd by Maxine McKew on the ABC's 7.30 Report last night, and heard her again this morning being interviewed by Fran Kelly on Radio National Breakfast.
It was all about a boots and all report, the culture of DIMA being the core problem, and the Minister making the necessary changes before she was required to. Minister Vanstone is doing a good job in other words.
Oh yes she has. Moral responsibility, as a part of Cabinet, for the policies that gave rise to the problems at DIMA.Ther strategy is put a freewall between the bad department and the good Howard government.
Listening to it all the spin I was reminded of Hannah Arendt's conception of the banality of evil.
Posted by Gary Sauer-Thompson at July 15, 2005 03:19 PM
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