Vic: Kennett threatens political comeback
Former Victorian Premier JEFF KENNETT has suggested he could return to state politicsafter the government revealed a looming $1 billion budget blowout to maintain the state'spublic transport system.
Treasurer JOHN BRUMBY has blamed the public transport mess on the Kennett government,saying its privatisation of the system was flawed.
But Mr KENNETT's hit back, telling Melbourne radio 3AW he might be forced to returnto politics if the government's unable to manage the state's finances.
The government says $1 billion is needed over the next five years to maintain the publictransport system after the walkout last year of private tram and train operator NationalExpress.
Mr KENNETT says the bail-out will place the state's finances under enormous strain.
He says the government should have held the private operators to their contracts ratherthan bailing them out.
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KEYWORD: TRANSPORT KENNETT (MELBOURNE)
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