In relation to Ministerial competence and accountability, the comparisons are stark
It would also be fair to say that Howard's numbers are artificially low, given that nobody was held accountable for the Children Overboard or the AWB scandals. And other decisions, like the commitment to buy the untested and unproved Joint Strike Fighter were only exposed as incompetence after the Howard government had long been removed.
And then there is the Howard government's behaviour in relation to the 'Children Overboard' scandal. Something for which there have as yet been no admissions of regret or error, despite damning independent findings by the Royal Commission.
And subsequent events following the scandal indicate interference in the AFP investigation.
And, along with Wilson Tuckey, two current members of the Abbott Opposition, Peter Dutton and Sophie Mirabella, walked out during the apology.
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Forget the rose coloured glasses... all the Abbott and Coalition boosters must be wearing welding glasses... you'd have to say Helen Keller had 20-20 vision if you were to make a direct comparison.