Q: How do you get the formerly disinterested political media to focus on Town Hall policy and management with an unparalleled scrutiny and accountability?
A: Put a Liberal in the Lord Mayor’s seat.
The Age have run with Robert Doyle stories for the past two days New mayor Robert Doyle driving down a wrong-way street¬†- ¬†today, holding to account his idea of bringing cars back to Swanston Street. They’ve never focussed on Local government as much. It’s extraordinary – especially¬†considering¬†he hasn’t even been sworn in yet… ¬†If only they kept Brumby or Rudd as accountable, we’d have a far better Australia.