For How Long Can We Take It?

Must we accept from now on the constant abuse of power shown every election year in the funding of partisan political advertising with tax payer funds? State Labor do it, federal Labor even did it, but no government in the history of the country has spent even close to the amount the Howard government has. Their new add to counter possible voter backlash against their new industrial relations laws is a disgrace.

We're greeted by a public servant who's been put in, what is clearly, a partisan position telling us that what we've been hearing about the new laws isn't true. They're good, fair and she's there to protect us, but isn't this yet another step further? Not only must we pay for this Liberal party advertisement but we must endure a public servant preaching a Liberal party line. Do they think we're stupid? Hockey thinks so:

'Workplace Relations Minister Joe Hockey last night rejected Labor's claims, with a spokeswoman saying it was appropriate and responsible for public servants to explain government policies. '

Yes Joe it's fine for them to explain government policy but this isn't all she's doing. Workplace authority chief Barbara Bennett states at the beginning of the add:

'"The biggest myth is that employees are alone and unprotected, and that's just not true." '

This is clear tackling of a political issue, had she simply spoke of her job and what the authority does then she would have remained impartial, though even had she done just this it would still have been a tax payer funded Liberal party advertisement.

My question is what will the catalyst be? To what heights will the government be allowed to go before this ridiculous practise is ceased?