Talk:Quentin Bryce
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
 |
This article is within the scope of WikiProject Biography. For more information, visit the project page. | ||
| Start | This article has been rated as Start-Class on the project's quality scale. [FAQ] | ||
 |
This article is supported by the Politics and government work group. | ||
 |
Quentin Bryce is within the scope of WikiProject Australia, which aims to improve Wikipedia's coverage of Australia and Australia-related topics. If you would like to participate, visit the project page. | ||
| Start | This article has been rated as start-class on the quality scale. | ||
| High | This article has been rated as high-importance on the importance scale. | ||
 |
This article is supported by WikiProject Queensland. | ||
 |
This article is supported by WikiProject Australian law. | ||
|
Assessment comments
|
|||
Contents |
[edit] Polly?
Has she ever stood for public office or even preselection. If she hasn't then we should delete the reference to politician. Albatross2147 13:13, 9 September 2006 (UTC)
- The Governor/Governor-General is a part of the Government. Surely this qualifies a threshold in the classification of 'politician'. I refer you to Politican#Considered_a_politician Doktor Waterhouse (talk) 05:07, 29 May 2008 (UTC)
-
- Disagree. The G-G is part of the machinery of government, in that legislation has to receive Royal Assent etc. But the G-G is required to act in a totally apolitical and bipartisan manner in public, and those who fail to do so, such as Colin Hannah, are dealt with. She is most definitely NOT a politician. -- JackofOz (talk) 05:12, 29 May 2008 (UTC)
- Concur with JackofOz - she should not be classified as a politician --Matilda talk 05:25, 29 May 2008 (UTC)
- By convention, yes. But there have been times when the position has been politicised (Kerr is the obvious example). The Constitution gives the G-G powers which by their very nature are political (appointing judges and ministers [obviously on the advice of the Prime Minister but you see what I mean], declaring war, signing treaties and legislation into law. Also, like Cabinet the prerogative powers of the G-G are non-justiciable. Also the ceremonial role is a political one, as the Head of State the G-G meets with dignitaries and is required to act diplomatically. I realize that the role of the G-G is supposed to be limited (and has been largely adhered to) but that does not prevent them from taking an active role in domestic and foreign affairs. [Paul Hasluck was notorious in this regard, he pushed his powers as far as he could without actually breaking with convention; and Deane was pretty overt in his criticism of Howard.] I guess this is a question that needs to be put on a case by case basis. Doktor Waterhouse (talk) 07:48, 29 May 2008 (UTC)
- Disagree. The G-G is part of the machinery of government, in that legislation has to receive Royal Assent etc. But the G-G is required to act in a totally apolitical and bipartisan manner in public, and those who fail to do so, such as Colin Hannah, are dealt with. She is most definitely NOT a politician. -- JackofOz (talk) 05:12, 29 May 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Governor of both Australia and Queensland? At the same time?
Is that correct? And if so, is there precedent for this? Wouldn't it be a bit hard to hold both positions? You can't be in Canberra and Brisbane at the same time. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 122.109.135.129 (talk) 16:12, 13 April 2008 (UTC)
Her Majesty has not yet signed the instrument of appointment needed to appoint Ms Bryce as Governor-General of Australia, thus she has not yet been "appointed" as stated in the article.
- I don't know the mechanics of what documents get signed and exactly when, but technically I suppose the Queen has agreed to QB being appointed and has permitted a public announcement of her agreement to be made. For all we know, the Queen might have actually signed a document appointing her to the position, the term to take effect on 5 September. Or it may be signed closer to the date. To express these finer points of technical detail would be burdensome on us and counter-productive to our readers. All the readers need to know is that the Queen has agreed to Rudd's proposal, and Bryce's term will commence on 5 September. Effectively, she has been appointed already, but that's not the same as saying her term has commenced already. -- JackofOz (talk) 06:44, 29 May 2008 (UTC)
[edit] WP Australia importance
Raised from mid to high. 203.7.140.3 (talk) 06:08, 14 April 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Photo out of focus
Isn't the photo of her out of focus? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 219.90.169.157 (talk) 03:52, 16 May 2008 (UTC)
- I agree but it is the best free image we have at the moment. We are always looking for better free images if you can locate any. Cheers, Mattinbgn\talk 04:09, 16 May 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Infobox website
I have changed the website from her official QLD website to the official GG website, which includes a picture of her upon first click, links back to the official QLD website, and contains other relevant links on this issue to boot. I hope there aren't any objections? Timeshift (talk) 01:06, 15 April 2008 (UTC)
