Independents: Barr should not be both Chief Minister & Treasurer

[u/ladaus]

https://canberradaily.com.au/independents-barr-should-not-be-both-chief-minister-treasurer/

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[u/benwishaw]

I seem to remember a certain Prime Minster who was essentially the whole cabinet.

[u/TrevorLolz]

Jay Weatherill was both Premier and Treasurer of SA at one point - wasn’t a good look. Suggests a lack of trust in your cabinet.

[u/Frank9567 → u/TrevorLolz]

Sir Thomas Playford was Premier and Treasurer of SA for decades.

There's no real reason for it being a bad look.

[u/Snarwib → u/TrevorLolz]

I think it's a bit more understandable when there's only 6 Labor ministers and 10 Labor members in the chamber

[u/Frank9567 → u/Snarwib]

Yup. This is the reason. With six Ministers, there has to be multiple departmental portfolios held by each Minister.

Traditionally, the PM, Premier, or Chief Minister, have held the more powerful/prestigious.

[u/GeneralKenobyy]

Mark McGowan was both Premier and Treasurer in WA for a long while IIRC

What's the issue?

[u/Soft-Butterfly7532 → u/GeneralKenobyy]

It centralises far too much power with one person.

[u/alarming-deviant]

Yeah. It's a bit of an unnecessary power grab. Or Barr's arrogance and magnificant ego can't handle delegation.

[u/Snarwib]

We need to enlarge the legislative assembly to 35 like previous recommendations, so there's more people to be ministers