Costa - a surly and petulant leave taking

According to The Daily Telegraph yesterday, sacked Treasurer Michael Costa really spat the dummy with his resignation from the NSW Parliament.

His official leave taking is timed for two days after the by-elections on 18 October caused by other MP resignations, leaving him time to create as much mischief as he pleases and maximum headaches as the party scrambles for a replacement.

His resignation was also said to be handed in by fax to the NSW Governor without notifying Premier Rees.

True to form, Costa sees his dummy spit in heroic form:
"The former union boss later told The Daily Telegraph that he was ending his seven-year parliamentary career in the manner of all good Greek tragedies - in failure."

Up here on the NSW North Coast quite a few people are more inclined to view Costa's resignation as nothing but the evidence of failure without any trimmings.

Costa baby - there's nothing heroic about you!