Rudd Government eventually realises "good intentions" no substitute for thought... Grocery Choice is Dead
Funny timing with the release of that though. It was was such a slow news day this Friday at 4:45pm.
What with Michael Jackson dying, Farrah Fawcett dying, it would have been so easy to miss that...
Anyone might think the Rudd Government was hoping no-one would notice!
"The Government had hoped to revamp the site with the help of the consumer group Choice, but today Consumer Affairs Minister Craig Emerson pulled the plug completely. "I don't believe that consumers would get reliable timely information," Mr Emerson said." (ABC online)
What with Michael Jackson dying, Farrah Fawcett dying, it would have been so easy to miss that...
Anyone might think the Rudd Government was hoping no-one would notice!
"The Government had hoped to revamp the site with the help of the consumer group Choice, but today Consumer Affairs Minister Craig Emerson pulled the plug completely. "I don't believe that consumers would get reliable timely information," Mr Emerson said." (ABC online)
Sorry Choice, it always was a lame duck. Who really cares that you can save less than what a cup of coffee costs on a $175 basket of groceries if you have to go to a different supermarket? But worst of all it didn't help those people who need a bit extra, the elderly, poor and infirm.
Last word to Duncan Kerr whose brilliant idea it was “I wouldn’t have done this for so many years if I didn’t think it was a good idea”
More analysis here 42south147east.info/2009/05/29/grocerywatch-open-letter-to-duncan-kerr-mhr.aspx and here 42south147east.info/2009/05/29/the-frog-lady.aspx
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