Seconds out, round two.
Not too slow, Joe. We have been discussing this topic on both the ASA and ATSB threads; there’s not too much variation across the network in opinion, not only how the ASA handled it, but the latest attitude of ATSB toward investigating. NX is not the forgetting type – but, as the Answers to Questions on Notice (AQON) are famous for (a) not being answered and needing to be reframed, (b) those answers are delayed as long as possible; NX may have a long wait before receiving his ‘non-answer’ and then be obliged to wait for the next estimates session for a less obfuscated answer. Round and round she goes; it will never stop, everyone knows. Anyway, welcome, sorry about the delay – Mea culpa.
While we’re on the Senate, we have the next ASA appearance to look forward to, if the last was any indication, the show will be worth watching. The BRB have, finally, settled the ‘man of the match’ award; you could throw a blanket over the field at the finish line; democracy prevailed in the end – a vote settled it.
The ‘You-tube’ count put the Edwards ‘world of hurt’ dialogue in front by a short head, cool, concise, cutting and lethally accurate, delivered in true CEO style. The pathway to that point was paved with gold, laid down by the other Senators.
So, despite everyone having a favourite, from Bullock who delivered a Bollocking, to Xenophon who put the ‘frighteners’ on and ran the back line brilliantly, it was declared a team effort, democracy winning. This is how government should work – Bravo and bloody well done.
‘We’ were going to send the committee Tim Tams for morning tea; but no doubt that would be construed as ‘inducement’, if we could get ‘em past security. There was even a proposal to ask the Secretariat to purchase and deliver them; but voted down. They have more than enough to do without running errands for the IOS.
So what else is there left to offer; not much except our sincere appreciation for doing a dirty job, very well indeed. Thank you Senators.
Toot toot......
Not too slow, Joe. We have been discussing this topic on both the ASA and ATSB threads; there’s not too much variation across the network in opinion, not only how the ASA handled it, but the latest attitude of ATSB toward investigating. NX is not the forgetting type – but, as the Answers to Questions on Notice (AQON) are famous for (a) not being answered and needing to be reframed, (b) those answers are delayed as long as possible; NX may have a long wait before receiving his ‘non-answer’ and then be obliged to wait for the next estimates session for a less obfuscated answer. Round and round she goes; it will never stop, everyone knows. Anyway, welcome, sorry about the delay – Mea culpa.
While we’re on the Senate, we have the next ASA appearance to look forward to, if the last was any indication, the show will be worth watching. The BRB have, finally, settled the ‘man of the match’ award; you could throw a blanket over the field at the finish line; democracy prevailed in the end – a vote settled it.
The ‘You-tube’ count put the Edwards ‘world of hurt’ dialogue in front by a short head, cool, concise, cutting and lethally accurate, delivered in true CEO style. The pathway to that point was paved with gold, laid down by the other Senators.
So, despite everyone having a favourite, from Bullock who delivered a Bollocking, to Xenophon who put the ‘frighteners’ on and ran the back line brilliantly, it was declared a team effort, democracy winning. This is how government should work – Bravo and bloody well done.
‘We’ were going to send the committee Tim Tams for morning tea; but no doubt that would be construed as ‘inducement’, if we could get ‘em past security. There was even a proposal to ask the Secretariat to purchase and deliver them; but voted down. They have more than enough to do without running errands for the IOS.
So what else is there left to offer; not much except our sincere appreciation for doing a dirty job, very well indeed. Thank you Senators.
Toot toot......