Interview with Queensland Liberal Senator Brett Mason
Yesterday on my weekly shift on 4ZZZ, I did an extended phone interview with Queensland Liberal Senator, Brett Mason. He talks about the CPRS and the climate change issue, the upcoming election with new Liberal leader Tony Abbott and where things are at with proposed changes to the Youth Allowance. You can listen to or download the interview by going to this link. Brett lives in the inner-city seat of Brisbane, which I’m contesting at the next election – we get on well most of the time, but I suspect it will still be hard to get him to vote for me.
While I’m mentioning 4ZZZ, I thought I’d also mention a new artist who has grabbed my interest – singer Tash Parker, originally from Kunanurra in WA, and currently based in Melbourne. Her new single ‘I Take the Blame’ is well worth a listen.
3 Comments, Comment or Ping
Tony
Andrew:
I enjoyed the talk. I have spoken to Brett on the subject of the CPRS on a couple of occasions and I know a lot of our party were quite proud of his stand.
Tony
Dec 5th, 2009
Lorikeet
I think it’s a wonder the CPRS has not been re-labelled the environmental Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation Scheme.
It’s nice to hear that someone is taking the blame for something. I think we live in a world where most people feel free to do whatever they like no matter who they hurt, and then try to blame it on anyone other than themselves, generally the victim.
Dec 6th, 2009
James Sinnamon
Andrew,
You may well remember that during the debate on the full Privatisation of Telstra, Senator Brett Mason, when arguing for the full privatisation bill, actually boasted that 95% of the e-mails that he received asked him to vote against privatisation. He said this as if, somehow, by defying the clearly stated wishes of his constituents, that he was demonstrating true strength of character.[1]
To the contrary, I believe that true strength of character would have been demonstrated if he had abided by the wishes of his constituents and voted against privatisation.
Another who failed that test was, of course, Nationals Senator Barnaby Joyce who voted for full privatisation, not only against the wishes of his constituents, but against a specific election promise not to.
Of course we have all paid a terrible price for the actions of those two and the coming Federal elections would be a very good opportunity to remind Queensland voters of their record on Telstra Privatisation.
Footnotes
1. The record of all this was all on citizensagainstsellingtelstra.com the registration of which I foolishly allowed to lapse. As a cyber-squatter appears to have taken over the registration of that domain, I have registered, instead citizensagainstsellingtelstra.net and will resurrect that as what should be a useful, if dated, historical record.
Jan 5th, 2010
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