SMEs freak over site slight was [LINK] Alston's $4m website

[Alan Hargreaves - Product Technical Support (APAC)]

Howard Lowndes wrote:
> On Fri, 4 Apr 2003, Bernard Robertson-Dunn wrote:
>>Senator Alston yesterday attempted to side-step responsibility for the cost
>>of the taxpayer-funded site, revealed in The Australian yesterday. He
>>deflected blame for the project - which cost about seven times its original
>>budget of $600,000 - to his department.
>>
>>"The Australian's decision to lead the article with an inflammatory
>>headline, and run a page one pointer to this article suggesting culpability
>>on my part, is a grotesque distortion of the facts," Senator Alston said.
> 
> 
> So, where stands the Westminster principle of Ministerial responsibility?  
> Apparently not in Australia.

Just thinking exactly the same thing. Shame on you Minister. Question 
time should be interesting.


alan.
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