[Kharon]

Too true GD; sad but concise. One of the small matters that I always put aside with a sigh is the Pel-Air inquiry. There was a genuine case which the Government could have used, quietly without terrifying the public, to ring the changes and sort out the mess. The Senate committee tried; they even brought out 30 odd recommendations; then, the good Rev. Forsyth did his bit; another 30 odd recommendations. All up a big pile of evidence which demanded real reform from the Act down to the lowest level of FOI. All neatly swept under the carpet. Now the Essendon DFO provides another opportunity for government to realise that there are major defects within a deeply flawed structure.

Will anything positive come out of this latest event? Not holding my breath – and I don’t reckon Higgens could get it all down in one book – an encyclopaedia perhaps.

Toot – toot.