Question Time, starring Joel Fitzgibbon and the economy

Shelley says:

02:42pm | 04/06/09

Fitzgibbon resigns.

About bloody time.

Anthony says:

02:58pm | 04/06/09

I hope the Opposition has some backup questions for the ones they were going to ask Fitzy…

Big al says:

03:00pm | 04/06/09

I agree.
About time.

Still Has A Job says:

03:21pm | 04/06/09

The government is doing a fine job as far as I can tell. Fitzy was a bad choice as far as defence portfolio’s go. A bigger question is “What the hell is this opposition about?” They have no idea how to be effective, I think half the time they still think they are in government. Sad :(

rob clark says:

03:22pm | 04/06/09

This bloke was the only one that was making it hard for the high ups in defence and they didnt like the thought of their cushy world coming down around them and the money saved going to the real defence people that is the people on the ground ,in the air and at sea. A sad day for the defence force ,enlisted that is.

Patrick M says:

03:38pm | 04/06/09

I’m calling it ute-gate.  You heard it here first.

Daniel says:

03:41pm | 04/06/09

About time this happened. We have to remember though both sides of politics will steal from the public purse when they can and try and get away with it. Its disgusting.

Richard says:

04:04pm | 04/06/09

Oh, what absolute rubbish, Daniel.  If Federal Ministers and Prime Ministers main motivation was money, they certainly wouldn’t go into politics.  Have a go at spending just one week with a Federal Minister, let alone the PM, and see if you survive it.  You might also find that your pre-conceptions about the sort of people they are (mostly) and what motivates them are completely wrong. The sort of facile cynicism you display is just what the media’s lazy gotcha approach, as well as that of the current political opposition, is designed to produce.  The fact is that Turnbull has nothing to contribute to the real political and economic debate, so resorts to the sort of pathetic mud-slinging we saw in QT today.

Tom says:

06:17pm | 04/06/09

Richard, your partisan perspective undermines your pertinent point, that politicians are not in it for the money.
I regard myself as a political cynic who looks through the abundance of spin that is has infected Canberra, and I think your biased approach will never allow you to see the abilities of anyone in the Coalition.
Fact of the matter is, both leaders are talented, but I do see Rudd as a sheep in wolf’s clothing given he claims to be a champion of the poor, while being Australia’s wealthiest ever PM. Tom

Richard says:

08:17pm | 04/06/09

Pot calling the kettle black, eh Tom?