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l attrition smh 2013 these fears are enhanced after the then opposition announced it could make cuts totaling 4 5 billion over the next three years it is however unclear what this means for australian aid recipients some analysts are expecting that this will mean our aid delivery will become more closely aligned to our diplomatic objectives surely this can t be a bad thing aid has been traditionally been used to further diplomatic objectives and build relationships with key strategic regions at least this is how aid has been traditionally been used as a foreign policy tool consider the marshall plan developed by the us after world war two which saw the rebuilding of europe or the favourable trade and aid policies afforded to east asian nations such as japan and korea that was a mutually beneficial relationship the us gained access to invaluable growing markets and the recipients were able to benefit from favorable trade conditions and millions were lifted out of poverty as a result credit aap unlike many aid organisations i m not entirely sold that this is a terrible idea but then again this largely is dependent upon how you define aid and what its purpose is in the global economy you see some hippies like the chief executive of world vision tim costello believe that aid is for the betterment of mankind costello has a tendency to go on about helping the poor or some other hippy nonsense about feeding the hungry abc news 2013 generally this argument is entrenched in the heats and minds of do gooders who believe that people shouldn t live in absolute poverty they argue that we have a duty as members of the developed world to help those in need if that warm fuzzy stuff doesn t get you these aid loving freaks also suggests that this severely undermines our credibility on an international stage archie law from actionaid is a proponent of this argument that by linking aid with trade we are effectively lowering our reputation internationally he bases this ridiculous assertion on a few telephone calls with key international players and the way the un treated him when we had this policy presumably under howard radio australia 2013 sure whatever mr law you my good sir are a law unto yourself other players on the conservative side of the political fence view it slightly differently greg sheridan foreign editor of the australian believes that this represents the most important reform to aid since well ever he believes that aid was being used as a political instrument to garner international support in the un and a seat on the security council sheridan argues that alleviating poverty promoting development and ensuring that this work is in accordance with the national interest is what good aid is all about the australian 2013 correct me if i m wrong mr sheridan but isn t landing a seat on the un security council in our national interest isn t it in our national interest to develop a benevolent reputation in the international community to show that we have a commitment to improve the global economy and combat poverty nah on a serious note however i do agree that we need to refine how we distribute our aid big aid doesn t always mean effective distribution and i concede he makes a valid point about needing to target where we allocate our funds perhaps we will be able to achieve greater economies by integrating ausaid with dfat perhaps the abbott government will push for a stronger regional focus where our money can be effectively monitored managed and used to the betterment of the asia pacific region as it presently stands i m not sold especially with abbott s disappointing announcement of cuts to foreign aid but that s not to insinuate it might not happen after all i live in perpetual hope the central problem of these reforms is that the focus is not about making aid more effective but about pushing aid further off centre stage while blurring the lines of accountability i for one am disappointed australia should have a positive role to play in the global community i quietly hoped that abbott s catholic values of charity and loving thy neighbor would shine through i was wrong but we have three years for me to be proved otherwise if you want to know more about aid and why it matters be sure to check out organisations such as oxfam care australia results australia or actionaid if you don t want to know more be sure to read the australian standard australian labor party australian politics cabinet julie bishop liberal national party tony abbott women week two the cabinet s open but the women are in the basement september 16 2013 theagonisedone australian politics cabinet concetta fierravanti wells economy feminism fiona nash julie bishop liberal national party marise payne michaelia cash ministry tony abbott women 1 comment source tracey nearmy aap from the drum http www abc net au news 2013 08 05 tony abbott 4865344 yesterday afternoon prime minister elect tony abbott announced his cabinet and ministry it was a triumphant conference in fact his speech was so engaging i only needed 10 cups of coffee to stay alert for the full 15 minutes take that for inspirational speeches president obama for a man who was just reading a list he should be nominated a golden globe for the number of pause utterances used in a single media conference my criticism of his media performance aside the line up for the next lnp government was well and truly less than inspiring the first notable difference of abbott s government was that titles for ministerial positions were much shorter none of this minister of education workplace relations health care shiny shoes tea and middle australians for more kevin rudd nonsense the alp were apparently all about no sire in fact i received an email this morning from the excessively long business card association expressing dismay at the state of the new government i am concerned in terms of what the contracted portfolios means for forging clear lines of accountability to ministers for example let s consider the government s ill advised decision to cut science from the ministry the minister for industry the hon ian macfarlane will subsume this position however this is not particularly clear we live in a system which is reliant on an absurd notion called government accountability the executive is accountable to the government and the government is accountable to the electorate or at least i think that s how it works i fell asleep during public law source news limited http www dailytelegraph com au news special features find out who8217s who in tony abbott8217s cabinet story fnho52jp 1226714065373 the abbott government s ministry strongly sets the tone for the next three years it is here to govern with its shiny mandate from the safe conservative centre with limited prospect for substantial reform abbott s ministry doesn t exactly scream a vision for the future with science and research development type portfolios making the cut these structural changes are concerning for several reasons first my concern relates to the economic viability of australia in the future it is anticipated that the australian economy will slow down further to reflect the global economic conditions and this will be compounded with the halting of the mining boom and uncertain consumer demand some guy called keynes discussed the concept of counter cyclical economic management effectively now is the opportunity to invest in capital which will put us in good stead to be leaders in the global economy we need to start creating the jobs of the future and developing the infrastructure to ensure we grow for another 21 years a government which is uncommitted to the structural reforms needed to ensure that growth will only create future stagnation my second concern is that this ministry will shape the type of australia they hope we will become in the next three years and it looks remarkably like the vision howard wanted in 1996 2007 i didn t share that vision then and i don t share it now the ministry suggests a strong return to nationalistic sentiment a compelling example is promotion of border security to the cabinet and the elevation of sports in the ministry the abbott government has also rightly been criticized for the lack of women in cabinet and ministerial positions in the cabinet we have julie bishop and well that s about it really i have tremendous amount of respect of bishop she is sharp fierce and incredibly intelligent but even this feels tokenistic there is a stronger showing of women in the outer ministry with sen fiona nash great first name by the way the hon sussan ley marise payne and michaelia cash lnp give yourselves a pat on the back 5 out of 30 is pretty much 50 good show old boys much of the arguments used to counter claims of the poor female presence in cabinet are based on merit i agree with this argument to a point it is hard to foster female talent when there isn t a quota in place as there is under the alp or the greens it s hard to foster that talent when the lnp operates like a glorified gentleman s club and it s hard to foster talent when none of the lnp leaders has expressed any particular interest in bringing women to the fore and nurturing female talent of course quotas and affirmative action policies aren t the only way to help women make a positive contribution it can also be attributed to the party s culture and ability to be inclusive to new key talent the lnp has failed to demonstrate any of these attributes and continues to stay loyal to that particular tradition but it s ok feminists calm your farm tony abbott expressed sincere disappointment about the lack of women in cabinet this is despite the fact that he more or less decided the list it will just take time for the women to keep knocking on the door of cabinet until such a time they break the doors down if this were indeed the case and it clearly isn t it would have been fantastic to see women in the role of parliamentary secretaries where they could gain the exposure and experience they needed to become fully fledged ministerial fighting machines so far we have sen concetta fierravanti wells oh and a few crickets in the mix yeah this is incredibly disappointing it is clear that aside from the electoral buys of the paid parental leave scheme and abbott s daughters clinging off his arms at any available opportunity we don t have a government that supports women or the future of the economy we do however have a government that is intending to slip underneath the radar to bring sports to the front page and return to the idyllic age of the 1950s i hope the women that voted for the lnp and the people that wanted better services better jobs for the future and a stronger australia pause and reflect that the government stands for remember we had a woman prime minster a government with the higher proportion of female representatives in our history disability care part of an nbn and potentially marriage equality what i m getting at here is don t blame me i voted for kodos and on that note i m going to go flick through my binders full of women and knock on a few cabinet doors just to see what will happen i might even plan a trip to afghanistan just to work out how they run government for a full list of abbott s first ministry check this out http www scribd com doc 168478869 tony abbott s first ministry standard australian labor party australian politics election leadership uncategorized week one the mark of a leader september 13 2013 theagonisedone alp anthony albanese australia australian labor party bill shorten leadership mark dreyfus tanya plibersek 2 comments kevin rudd s failure to bring about a resounding election victory and a concise concession speech has meant it s time to think about who will lead the fractured alp how long that battle will rage on for is reliant on the political ambitions of bill shorten the alp caucus and some guy by the name of tony abbott not to be mistaken with internet ego tone abet the alp under rudd have also allegedly reformed their ballot process to incorporate the members we ll see how long that lasts for i m giving it a week and then people will get bored and go back to watching the true political contest the bachelor there have been three candidates that stick out in my mind who may be poised to take the lead we ll start with the most aspirational candidates tanya plibersek member for sydney tanya plibersek is the dream candidate for many australians particularly her inner westie feminist loving fangirls who drink too much tea in cafes and lounge around surry hills lamenting about the state of politics in other words people like me she comes from a background of student politics so she ll be well positioned to deal with the immaturity of the lnp i thought she was a fine health minister and she s a consistent performer in parliament she s also a great supporter of women s rights and she receives vocal support from some whacky group called women s agenda in addition to her raving fangirls i suspect that her commitment to the feminist cause is something of a perplexing riddle to the lnp who are secretly wondering why she isn t in the kitchen and making more children for the good of the nation she also apparently likes the gays and has worked consistently to eliminate discrimination as a full time lesbian this pleases me greatly this comes from a place of love and concern but i just don t think plibersek has the stomach for it but give her time i think of her like a fine red wine with time she ll develop into something really special perhaps i need to stop watching q a with a glass of wine while appreciating the fine form that is tanya and potentially stop being such a creep bill shorten member for maribyrong bill shorten is a policy powerhouse and is not only a heavyweight within the party but also its kingmaker but can the king maker become king he has the backing of the right factions and the awu which makes him a formidable candidate however he has lacklustre support amongst the members despite his ability to articulate alp policy effectively and not shying away from a fight he represents the old order of rudd v gillard v rudd whether he can become leader will depend on whether he can wash those bloodstains out if i recall correctly it worked really well for lady macbeth shorten has officially thrown his hat into the ring i wonder if katter let him borrow his however if he has any aspirations to becoming pm becoming the opposition leader may cause him to become the next brendan nelson and hey whatever happened to that guy i couldn t support a party who would elect shorten as the leader there are several reasons for this to misquote craig emerson who is famously the lead singer of emo and the wipeouts the years of instability has broken the alp he s absolutely right now is the time give dr phil a call and exorcise those nasty demons making shorten leader is like taking several steps back he will completely 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