Comments on: Report from Capricornia

By: David Tiley

David Tiley — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

While the CLP looks like a toy version of the federal ALP?

By: Nic White

Nic White — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

Id say the NT CLP would be *very* happy to be in similar shape to the federal ALP.

By: Homer Paxton

Homer Paxton — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

thanks for this Ken for the political afficiendos the N/T is the best with its lack of polls.

There are rarely one-term governments.

People who were scared of Labor in this instance look on their tenure in a different light because they have been essentially responsible.

My uneducated guess is thaey will win with a larger majority.

What Bomber needs however is for a few States to go to the Libs.

By: Martin Pike

Martin Pike — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

Territory Labor will be chuffed.

Dennis is a man with a facial expression that captures his intellect and talent.

By: Philippe Gregoire

Philippe Gregoire — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

Professor Parish,
Can you tell me why you have to put down people who do not think like you ? How was your student Bonson ? IMO he is just a reject who, like you, thinks that being a lawyer is the top of the society…Have you fill a tax return last year ?
Looks like the worst offenders are the lawyers and the judges…Do not throw mud at the ceiling, it always come down… Cheers…

By: Ken Parish

Ken Parish — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

Phillipe

My reflection about Peter Maley as “undistinguished” related both to his degree and subsequent career, both in law and politics. There would be few even in the CLP who would regard Maley’s political career as “distinguished” (at least in a flattering sense). As far as I’m aware, Matthew Bonson didn’t practice as a lawyer, or if he did it was only for a very short time. His political career could also reasonably be labelled “undistinguished” so far.

As frequent readers of this blog will be aware, I don’t in any sense regard being a lawyer as “the top of society”. There are good lawyers and bad lawyers and mediocre ones, just as there are in any trade or profession.

BTW I agree that the apparent proliferation of barristers evading tax is a disgrace (and yes I have filed a tax return – as a PAYE taxpayer I’d be silly not to do so anyway, because the ATO usually owes me money rather than vice versa).