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Old 13th Apr 2010, 04:24
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Worrals in the wilds
 
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This voter is getting heartily sick of Anna and Co. being flown around the state to gawk at disasters. Any time there's a head on collision you get Anna in one chopper, Kevvy in another and three busloads of spin and makeup people along for the show .

Apparently the Moreton Bay oil spill clean up costs blew out in a huge way due to the number of beauracrats and hangers on that demanded to be 'on the scene' and were either put up in splendour (well, sort of splendour ) at Tangalooma resort or taken to and fro in helicopters. Second hand info, but it was from a person involved in the clean up.

In general, a little more science and a little less PR spin would be both welcome and unexpected from the current Qld government.
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