Scapegoating ministers

02 March 2010We are often quick to blame government ministers, but in rushing to criticise we often let ourselves off the hook too easily, writes John Warhurst in Eureka Street

TOO OFTEN government ministers are made scapegoats. This applies to three federal ministers at the moment: Peter Garrett, the Minister for the Environment; Stephen Conroy, the Minister for Communications; and Bill Shorten, Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities. Too often criticism of ministers neglects the wider context and fails to recognise the responsibility of the broader community...

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