“I can understand a political party being held to account over their pre election policy promises if they won the election but the Labour party didn't win the 2010 Federal election. We have a minority government of Labour, a green member and the independents. Why are we so tied up on the NO Carbon Tax promise by Labour and PM Julia Gillard given that they didn't win the election and all the pre election policy promises have to be renegotiated? Further, isn't it beneficial to the policy process that different political parties are involved in policy development as different views and ideas regarding a certain policy would add value and would ensure that a greater representation of the public’s views would be taken into account? ”
The Sunday Age 
Jeremy Ainscough
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