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NSW was the loser in Rudd’s betrayal of Morris Iemma

by David Penberthy

05 Jun 06:00am

Filed under: Alp, Kevin Rudd, Labor Party, Morris Iemma, Nsw, Politics

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You can understand why Kevin Rudd wanted to take out a virtual restraining order against the NSW Labor Government.

At the time Rudd just couldn't bring himself to support Iemma. Cartoon: Warren Brown

But despite his long-standing and open contempt for the NSW ALP, it has now emerged that Kevin Rudd was still prepared to insert himself in the biggest and most important policy battle in the party’s recent history – and then squib it when he was most required.

Rudd’s ambivalence towards this motley government is easy to comprehend. “Young Labor twenty years on” is how one party figure from NSW characterises the drift into personality politics, petty bickering and abuse, aberrant conduct and, most of all, policy paralysis which has marred the past few years of Labor rule in NSW.

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Oliver Townshend says:

09:21pm | 07/06/10

Barry O’Farrell plays it hard like NSW Labor for once, and denies them the opportunity to waste $20 Billion, and he’s playing base politics? When you plan in the mud, expect dirt I suppose. It shows he has balls (since nothing else he’s done shows anything much at all). Read more »
Jane says:

04:01pm | 07/06/10

Spot on Destry! I wonder who is keen to admit they voted Kev ‘07 now..and wear the T-shirt down the street!! I dare them. You don’t know what you got until it’s gone….sadly it takes awhile for the damage to be revealed…..and if people think the damage done already is… Read more »

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