Rudd's cabinet (2 Viewers)

[Triangulum]

Hooray, someone competent in Foreign Affairs. But what's 'human services', and why is it an individual cabinet position? It sounds like some crappy minor ministry.

 

[sam04u]

Hooray, someone competent in Foreign Affairs. But what's 'human services', and why is it an individual cabinet position? It sounds like some crappy minor ministry.

What qualifications does Stephen Smith have to be the Minister of Foreign Affairs? What do you know about Stephen Smith?

 

[Iron]

There seems to be risk of jurisdictional overlap, but im sure there isnt.

Strange that McMullan was overlooked. There would have to be more to that story

 

[ZabZu]

Stephen Smith has had a few portfolios over the past few years. About a year or two ago he was the shadow industrial relations minister. Then he moved to education and now its foreign affairs.

I also reckon Julia Gillard has too much on her plate. Both IR and education are huge issues individually.

 

[Rafy]

Education revolution? They don't even have a full-time education minister.

 

[sam04u]

He's very, very white.

He's not an Albino...

 

[sam04u]

He has a sweet hairline.

Just look at the thing.

:rofl: Alright that's a pretty good one. I spose we should just wait and see, eh? I have my doubts, but I'm going to reserve my judgement.

 

[townie]

i actually think it makes sense combining education with IR, they're both closely related, and i wouldnt complain much about workloads, you do realise these people have hundrerds and thousands of people working under them.

 

[Silver Persian]

What exactly does a press secretary do?

 

[bringbackshred]

Minister for Social Inclusion.

Minister for Status of Women.


Need I say more?

 

[poloktim]

I'm shocked that there is no minister for public accountability.

Ms. Wong was rather good in that role. Though now if she remained she'd have to rat on her colleagues or defend them somehow, I think a public accountability spokesperson from both sides would be rather good form.

But I suppose the government of the time doesn't want anybody to think about public accountability, and that is a portfolio for the opposition only.

 

[bringbackshred]

Minister for Working Families?

Minister for Broadband?

Minister for 'Not throwing the fair go out the back door'?

Minister for New Leadership?


Think of all the new portfolios there could have been, apart from Climate Fucking Change.

 

[townie]

I'm shocked that there is no minister for public accountability.

Ms. Wong was rather good in that role. Though now if she remained she'd have to rat on her colleagues or defend them somehow, I think a public accountability spokesperson from both sides would be rather good form.

But I suppose the government of the time doesn't want anybody to think about public accountability, and that is a portfolio for the opposition only.

i think Faulkner, unofficially has that role, or so Kevin seeemed to imply

 

[jimmayyy]

i actually think it makes sense combining education with IR, they're both closely related, and i wouldnt complain much about workloads, you do realise these people have hundrerds and thousands of people working under them.

IR and education are the two things i want most seperate out of all the portfolios we have in this country. the fact a communist wench is in charge of our industry AND our education funding is fucking horrific.

 

[jb_nc]

Social Inclusion is basically the same as "workforce participation" or whatever bs workchoices propadanga machine the liberals had going

 

[Ba'al Shem Tov]

Ministry for Social Inclusion made me waffle because I imagined Government Employees going around to houseparties and motivating shy people to be more outgoing.

Have you seen their ministry launch?
http://img211.imageshack.us/img211/1651/ministryofsocialinclusisa8.png

 

[poloktim]

However; Rudd is being great on FOI. So, we'll see.

Now that he has government, we shall see.