This is the personal blog of Ian Ker, who was Councillor for the South Ward of the Town of Vincent from 1995 to 2009. I have been a resident of this area since 1985. This blog was originally conceived as a way of letting residents of Vincent know what I have been doing and sharing thoughts on important issues. I can now use it to sound off about things that concern me.

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Friday, June 20, 2014

Who's Lying This Time?

Lies and distortion of the truth are increasingly the norm in Australian Federal and State politics.

We all know about Colin Barnett's lies (or 'adjustments' to use his weasel word) on forced local government amalgamations - no contest, there, as his words are on the public record.

This time, it's either Col or Tony Abbott - Col saying WA will not pick up the tab for federal cuts to seniors and pensioners concessions - and Tone saying "every single state" had agreed to pick up the shortfall.

I wonder how Col likes the boot being on the other foot - his government being forced to pick up the tab for a federal government decision. I don't suppose he likes it any more than local governments like being forced to pick up the tab for pointless and counter-productive forced amalgamations.

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