David Davis MP

Senior Victorian ministers continue to fly around the globe for no apparent return to taxpayers while basic services collapse, Shadow Minister responsible for Scrutiny of Government David Davis said today.

Details of the Brumby Government’s ministerial travel revealed today show that Acting Premier Rob Hulls spent $24,000 to go to the races in Hong Kong while Environment Minister Gavin Jennings took his third trip to the United States at taxpayer expense since the start of last year. Read the rest of this entry »

In 2008 the Brumby Government was Australia’s eighth largest advertiser*, climbing the rankings and up 17.3 per cent on its 2007 spending, Shadow Minister responsible for Scrutiny of Government David Davis said today.

“The Victorian Government spent more promoting itself to Victorians in 2008 than did Village Cinemas, McDonalds, Qantas, the banks or the car manufacturers in selling their wares to all Australians,” Mr Davis said. Read the rest of this entry »

DO NOTHING GOVERNMENT FOLLOWS COALITION POLICY – AGAIN

Three weeks after the Victorian Liberal Nationals Coalition announced its policy to immediately establish a register of lobbyists to ensure the highest standards of probity and integrity in Victorian public life, the Brumby Government has been shamed into finally fulfilling a Labor election promise made three years ago.

Labor paid lip service to the implementation of a lobbyists register, promising it at the 2006 election and again in 2007. Labor also promised a new all-party parliamentary committee at the 2006 election to investigate government integrity and recommend improvements. Read the rest of this entry »

John Brumby should immediately cancel his wasteful Working Victoria advertising binge and redirect the millions of dollars in proceeds to Victorian hospitals, public transport and policing, Shadow Minister responsible for Scrutiny of Government David Davis said today.

“John Brumby’s outrageous taxpayer-funded Working Victoria advertising blitz does not create one new job for a single Victorian outside the big advertising agencies, who will be rubbing their hands with glee at this latest Labor ad splurge,” Mr Davis said. Read the rest of this entry »

Documents reveal that one of the Premiers top bureaucrats admitted that the Brumby Government’s spin machine has grown into ‘an army’ and is working hard to conceal the government’s failures on basic services, Shadow Minister Responsible for Scrutiny of Government David Davis said today. Read the rest of this entry »