This Fairfax beatup claiming Foreign Minister Julie Bishop has “gone bananas” at Prime Minister Abbott for sending Trade Minister Robb to accompany her at the Lima Climate Conference – is just another example of irresolute see-sawing policy shambles by the Abbott Govt. Absolutely no need to send anybody of Cabinet rank – some lowly apparatchik would have been fine. Interesting the ABC is slow to discover their version of this “story”.
Puzzling that the obvious minister to go should have been Environment Minister Hunt. Agree that sending two is madness – just asking for the ALPABC and Fairfax to examine their every utterance with a microscope so any tiny differences can be magnified and beaten up. Best solution would be a Departmental Officer with instructions about what to say.
Why not? Lima is usually very nice this time of year.
www.tripadvisor.com/Travel-g294316-s208/Lima:Peru:Weather.And.When.To.Go.html
It’s the perfect place to party, and pretend that they are doing something important,…
…but mostly party.
www.10best.com/destinations/peru/lima/nightlife/night-clubs/
Reading between the lines….
Julie Bishop has shown little sympathy for CAGW, and likewise Andrew Robb.
The Govts intentions were signaled by the reduction in money to the UNEP.
There are only so many delegates a country can influence with one high profile representative…but with two twice the number.
So if you want to put the alternate view and influence outcomes, send two proven hard negotiators who have clout on the world stage……..
Pity the Faufax dude can’t seem to remember the Kev Rudd delegation to the piss-up & shagfest in Copenhagen.
( Don’t mention the War etc.)