I agree about not mocking the meeting - its a vast improvement on the previous regime, and I'd rather Rudd listen to community opiniopn in areas where the new government hasn't yet come to firm policy decisions.
Its not like a lot of these important issues had any airtime during the election campaign...
Yes Yes. Talk fests are all very easy to mock.
But as one letter writer in the Age quipped, at least it's a step up from just ringing George and asking him what to do!
Personally I find this disdain for such meetings suggestive of undue respect (or desire) for authoritarian solutions from Ein Leader.
Classic comment from The Age :-)
I agree about not mocking the meeting - its a vast improvement on the previous regime, and I'd rather Rudd listen to community opiniopn in areas where the new government hasn't yet come to firm policy decisions.
Its not like a lot of these important issues had any airtime during the election campaign...