That's the Herald Sun editorial on Liberal announcement today.
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Herald sun has done a wonderful job in keeping the Government in check on the increasing crime. The Brumby government is finding it hard to hide behind spin on this front now; it is largely due to good journalism on this issue. In this debate whoever loses, Victoria will win and will be a better place to live.
However, on the political front, not all is lost for Labor yet. In fact I think by acknowledging his mistakes, Brumby has opened a side-door for himself and his government and this is where Brumby can make a difference. He can still flip and announce more numbers by saying that he has listened to his voters as he promised after the Altona bye election.
For once, Brumby must do a Rudd and invite the opposition to work constructively with the government. I suggested it to various Government Advisors and also publicly invited them to host a bipartisan meeting to solve the issue of street crime on four different occasions in the last sixteen months – which they refused. They must start focussing on improving their Governance rather than enjoy a weak opposition.
The question is – Is the Government really listening?
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