on 11-09-2013 10:35 AM
Bracks campaigned against the Coalition... he held fundraisers and actively worked against Tony Abbott and the Coalition so why should he be able to keep his job?
How can he be trusted to represent Tony Abbott on the world stage if he worked to keep him out?
He took on a role to represent the Commonwealth... he should have kept his head down and just focused on his job considering he had started in the role last month.
http://m.heraldsun.com.au/news/job-loss-was-bracks8217-8216fault8217/story-fni0fiyv-1226716436450
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on 11-09-2013 11:18 AM
@catmad*2013 wrote:Beazley still has his job...
And when you sign a government contract there is a clause about working against your employer. I can't remember exactly what it says.. all I know is that you must be very careful.
I even got permission from my boss to do what I did over the campaign.
but he wasn't working against his employer, was he?
The Government that employed him was a Labor Government.
on 11-09-2013 11:25 AM
Apparently Labor was told that they wouldn't honour any appointments in the run up to the election. Labor chose to ignore this.
on 11-09-2013 11:49 AM
As ex diplomatic service I can assure you that the Ambassadors, Consul-Generals in foreign missions, and High Commissioners in other missions, and the Australian Governor General are the remain non-political while holding these positions.
on 11-09-2013 12:04 PM
@freshwaterbeach wrote:As ex diplomatic service I can assure you that the Ambassadors, Consul-Generals in foreign missions, and High Commissioners in other missions, and the Australian Governor General are the remain non-political while holding these positions.
yes, as would bracks.
on 14-09-2013 01:52 PM
brendon nelson appointment, appointed by stephen smith. no paranoia shown there, as spackle-face 'as done wit bracks.
on 14-09-2013 02:01 PM
@not_an_eloi wrote:
brendon nelson appointment, appointed by stephen smith. no paranoia shown there, as spackle-face 'as done wit bracks.
It looks like the paranoid childish behaviour generates mostly from the side claiming they'll be adult in power after being the opposite in opposition for 3 years.
on 14-09-2013 02:15 PM
Good move. Labor has set up too many landmines for their own good and this one blew up in their face.