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September 01, 2005
after the media frenzy
Most of the focus in NSW of late has been on the John Brogden's resignation from leadership of the Liberal Opposition Party, and his attempted suicide due to media and political pressure, shame and humiliation.
More recently attention has shifted to the Liberals dirty hands--the tactics of the social conservative (Catholic) right and its intense dislike of social liberalism---and the role of the media in recycling unsourced and salacious gossip.
What has been forgotten in the media frenzy after Brodgen's resignation is the poor state of the infrastructure in the global city of Sydney.
John Hewson, writing in the Sydney Morning Herald, highlights the infrastructure problem:
If they run at all, the trains don't run on time and they are of questionable quality. Despite what the Government claims, hospital queues are lengthening, many hospitals are poorly demographically located and, in some cases, the quality is deteriorating. Similarly, many schools are deteriorating, are underfunded, and there is a constant debate about quality. Roads policy is, at best, ad hoc, as is planning. The public sector in many cases is bloated and needs to be reviewed in terms of numbers, quality and, most importantly, culture.
Hewson has forgotten water, energy, and blocked traffic.
What we have is a classic example of bad governance by the state government.
Posted by Gary Sauer-Thompson at September 1, 2005 08:37 AM
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