Politics
What a week that was…
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Sue Neales
Yet the suggestion that Magistrate Webster, because of his long and close contact with the accused Mr White, should have immediately disqualified himself from hearing the preliminary conspiracy charges detailed in court last week was not endorsed wholeheartedly in the community. Many in Tasmania’s legal profession simply saw the suggestion as an attack on Mr Webster’s integrity.
Wayne Crawford
No persuasive reasons were given why Tasmania, with its history of Tammany Hall-style scandals, should remain the only state without a corruption watchdog.
Greens leader Peg Putt says there’s any number of current issues which would warrant inquiry — the exclusive poker machine deal with Federal Hotels; the $15 million Hawthorn football deal; various property sales; the sudden post-election reappearance of Walker Corporation’s Ralphs Bay project … As Liberal Opposition Leader Will Hodgman noted, there’s irony in the Premier having promised, in his recent State of the State address, the highest levels of accountability, transparency and good governance — yet when presented with proposals for a process to ensure those standards are upheld he rejects them outright.
Premier Lennon and the No 1 Hawks ticket:
(http://www.news.com.au/mercury/story/0,22884,20697962-921,00.html)