Fed: Hypocrisy all round as opposition discovers open government

From: AAP General News (Australia) | Date: May 13, 2008 | Copyright information

AAP General News (Australia)
05-13-2008
Fed: Hypocrisy all round as opposition discovers open government

By Don Woolford

CANBERRA, May 13 AAP - At the least-reported question time of the year - with most
of the media locked up with the budget - the government today gave a world-class performance
in dodging what it was asked.

The questions were about open government, a subject rank with hypocrisy on which the
dishonours would be about even.

Prime Minister Kevin Rudd proclaims his belief in open government, which the opposition,
when it was in government, did an effective job of ...

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