PM confirms Bush's early arrival

PM confirms Bush's early arrival : "Mr Watkins was unable to rule out changes to public transport timetables as a result of the early arrival."

Well, we don't know why we are rescheduling everything for President Bush and why he has had to reschedule everything for himself, but I am sure that will all be revealed in the fullness of time. What appears to be concerning Sydneysiders, and rightly so in the light of recent events, is how much mess they will find themselves in on a daily basis because they have insufficient access to transport and information to allow themselves a chance to build the security arrangements into their daily routine. It's not easily done in Sydney. The good will is there but so is the apprehension. It seems to have happened to them a lot lately. There is no doubt Australia is very good at managing events if they have sufficient information and adequate notice. Faffing around is not our style when it comes to event organising and the city of Sydney has had to accommodate regular upheavals because of major events and normally it has been okay. Recently it hasn't. It's not likely to be because people do not know what they are doing since the city often hosts important happenings. It suggests the information is not coming through fast enough for people in charge to able able to create suitable logistical plans. I hope this one goes well...if not, Adelaide and the Flinders Ranges are nice places to get away form it all!