Should taxpayers pay for prime ministers… forever?

Bruce Graham writes: I don’t just have a problem with the expenses you’ve elaborated, but I also think that they are an asset in their own ways (yes, all the old PMs).

One thing that has a problem is to trade his contacts when they leave the former Pollies and to align their political actions with the preferences of a future potential employer. Say what you love about ethical ideals, but a particular way to ensure that a state minister starts to work after leaving the post is to leave them without any other source of income.

So: Give them a good retirement. Give them a nice office. Travel to them, cars and all the traps of being an important person. Show the generosity of the public spirit – regardless of their mistakes – show to those who contribute. If it is nothing else, it is an expression of what kind of country we are.

But forbid his work in any remote associated with government policy. This means prohibiting them from working, because very few of them have other skills. They will all feel the need to give ideas about their successors. Good morning my baby. Whatever the mistakes, they all sat on the chair. They have the right to get an opinion and sometimes it will be worth listening. A small path goes to help them lose their jobs elegantly. It contributes to public discourse and helps to keep them away from mischief.

Geoff Sims says: Like all other taxpayers, they must have their retirement (many top) and that’s all. When they retire from politics, they can live their super like everyone else, and all the advantages they get when they stand in the government.

There is no reason for all other things that can not be paid by these people, personnel, communication, travel and normal people.

Yes, I hope they served the community honestly and carefully (questionable for some), but other professions, such as the army, police, doctors, nurses and medical officials. Why should politicians be different?

Disgusting leeches, disintegration of society after retirement.

Patricia Nordenu writes: If he had to pay from their own bags for these rights, much smaller offices, less staff, less travel.

Does any of these people know how much is the cost of a liter of gasoline? Another interesting point is how large the liberal expenses are labor, and especially Julia Gillard’s expenditures. Women are much better managers of the bag.

DF says: I’m going to pay another $ 100,000 to close Abbott.

Eric H writes: I am also a former ABC program producer and manager – Canberra’s first Tonight today (TDT) reporter and then TDT The manager producer in Queensland and SA keeps the head of the WA program director and sometimes TV, the federal director of the existing jobs. I agree with IAN’s comments on the current weakness of the ABC administration (I came very well before Ian and I worked with it, so I can demand a fair neutrality about his views).

Unfortunately, the decline in management standards had a similar decrease in all broadcasting operations. Not only does it put words in the mouths of the guests, but also a long time that has been going on for a long time, which creates a partial perception on the questioning side, changes from its continuous use. However, excessive use, although the guests (especially politicians) predict questions and easily avoid providing relevant answers, the management does nothing. But it’s just a part of it.

All the structure of interview techniques, presentation, sound quality (especially in news reading, authority and reliability), a bad diction and pronunciation on the board needs to review nothing to say anything.

And it doesn’t end with journalism -based programs. The entire ABC program needs a comprehensive examination – but with an independent panel, talented and experienced about what ABC should be. The current gloomy quality of the so -called comedy and the lack of encouraging and thoughtful drama writing and lack of production require urgent attention.

And finally, a sharp examination of technical aspects such as excessive use of a place of sharing material that is often distracted, recurrent and difficult to read (weak color separation on the guest name labels and heads) commercially inspired by the excessive use of a place sharing material.

All these problems arose, because a few MDS before, it was thought to be “popularizing ın by making a national publisher sound and resembled advertisements. However, this is another story of the ABC board and management failure that the current commercially trained chair and MD cannot address.

Vicki writes: All they had to do was follow their policies and procedures and EBA. If they don’t know what their roles are, I don’t understand how these guys find a job. And is there no right to answer for Lattouf? Even those accused of the most terrible crimes have the right to respond.