I posted this in 2010.
At the time commenter David said it was: a pretty savage demotion of Gillard.
Actually, I would only change one thing. I think I was too hard on Julie Bishop. She looks better now than she did then.
Here we go.
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| Tim Madden, ABC News Online |
My dream team:
Human Services - Brett Mason
Tourism - Warren Truss
Resources - Martin Ferguson
Agriculture - Christine Milne
Attorney General - George Brandis
Arts - Joe Hockey
Water - Nick Xenophon
Climate Change & Environment - Greg Hunt
Innovation & Industry - Kim Carr
Broadband & Communications - Paul Fletcher
Infrastructure & Regional Development - Robert Oakeshott
Finance - Wayne Swan
Housing - Mathias Cormann
Families & Community Services - Craig Emerson
Indigenous Affairs - Peter Garrett
Ageing - Sharman Stone
Sport - John Alexander
Health and Disability - Bill Shorten
Trade - Julia Gillard
Foreign Affairs - Stephen Smith
Industrial Relations - Tony Abbott
Education & Social Inclusion - Andrew Leigh
Veterans Affairs - Julie Bishop
Defence Support - Ian Macfarlane
Defence - Greg Combet
Immigration and Population - Penny Wong
Consumer & Corporate Regulation - Barnaby Joyce
Financial Services - Bernie Ripoll
Treasurer - Kevin Rudd
Cabinet Secretary - Tony Windsor
Prime Minister - Malcolm Turnbull
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11 comments:
Greg Hunt!?
*scoff*
That was how it seemed then. I agree, it no longer does.
Seriously, George Brandis? After the repetition of shocking performances opining on the Thompson matter and other constitutional issues?? I'm honestly floored.
Barnaby Joyce is too much of a clown for a ministry. Why is he there apart from having a common touch?
Bloody hell, if I'd seen this rubbish back then I probably would not bothered to revisit.
Greg Hunt for environment? Tony Abbott for industrial relations? gaah!! Climate deniers Ferguson and Macfarlane shouldn't even be politicians. Joyce is a figure of ridicule.
Your progressive views on super, tax reform, the unemployed, bottled water to name a few have built up a lot of kudos with me. This list dashes most of that to smithereens.
Greg Hunt was good on environment, then. So good, they wouldn't let him have the portfolio.
Now.... well...
Joyce is far more than the figure of ridicule you describe.
What would be your idea ministry?
Good choices on your list are, C Milne, N Xenophon, R Oakeshott, J Gillard, G Combet, P Wong, T Windsor.
To this I would add Kelvin Thompson, Dick Smith, Paul Gilding, Adam Bandt and all the Greens senators.
This team has a chance of setting up Australia to weather the coming resource, energy and financial crashes.
Dick Smith Paul Gilding would be a bit of a stretch, given current conventions...
Your list gave license for fantastical thinking.:-) Anyway, they can be special advisors or heads of special projects.
The Constitution says it could happen, although a seat would need to be found for the ministers quick smart:
"The Governor‑General may appoint officers to administer such departments of State of the Commonwealth as the Governor‑General in Council may establish.
Such officers shall hold office during the pleasure of the Governor‑General. They shall be members of the Federal Executive Council, and shall be the Queen's Ministers of State for the Commonwealth.
Ministers to sit in Parliament
After the first general election no Minister of State shall hold office for a longer period than three months unless he is or becomes a senator or a member of the House of Representatives."
Thanks Peter for that interesting little find and I'm very impressed that you knew about this.
I'm now interested to hear why there's more to Barnaby Joyce and having read his Wiki page, his reputation as a figure of ridicule is undeserved. Sure he has a few very conservative views and a very wacky one - mining Antarctica - and has trouble stringing words together sometimes, but I could forgive them all for his stance on reducing the duopoly supermarket power. And there are many good things about him.
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