Labor Waste

Labor continues to annouce review after reviewto avoid making hard decisions, costing taxpayers millions of dollars along the way:

THE government is suffering “paralysis by analysis” after ordering more than 250 reviews, discussion papers, inquiries and advisory boards in two years, the opposition claims.

AusAID and cyber crime are subject to more than one review, there have been two media inquiries and a much touted review of school funding arrangements was handed to the government last month and is due for release soon.

New Workplace Relations Minister Bill Shorten tops the list of ministers who have announced the most reviews, inquiries, discussion papers and advisory boards, with 18 investigations in two years.

The Coalition’s waste watch committee spokesman Jamie Briggs said the government was spinning its wheels with reviews and inquiries.

“If we thought the number of reviews under Kevin Rudd was bad, we now know it’s a lot worse under Julia Gillard and would be even worse under a prime minister Bill Shorten,” he said.

“While there are at times valid reasons for inquiries and reviews, the fact the government have launched so many is proof of the government’s dysfunction. This government, captive of the Greens, finds it easier to announce reviews than undertake action.”

Read the rest here: Gillard all talk, no action | thetelegraph.com.au.

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