Queenslands Attorney-General resigns

Linda Lavarch has resigned citing depression. Anyone would be depressed after a week of grilling in the house over decisions she made that were either stupid, politically naive or politically inept. She simply failed to come up with any rationale excuse for not doing a deal with Dr Patel Death’s lawyers to get him in court. If you are going to ignore DPP advice you need a good reason and the fact that the ALP didn’t want Patel in court during the lead up to the recent election doesn’t cut it. Couldn’t have the electorate being reminded every day about the government’s track record on health…could we? I wonder if Peter Beattie is reaching for the prozac yet or does he expect us to believe that a novice AG would be allowed to make a decision of this magnitude by herself.

“I was not aware of the written document – and that doesn’t make any difference. Can I tell you that the written DPP advice is irrelevant,” Mr Beattie said. 

Why is the DPP advice irrelevant. I would imagine that giving the government advise is one of their roles and if such advice is ignored, then I think it’s reasonable we know why. Still, as we all know the reason it was ignored then it only leaves a taste of the government thumbing their nose at the public. We know what’s best for you and we don’t neeed to explain. If ever a government was elected as the lesser of two evils…this one is it.