The Gillard Government

[white_goodman]

There is no problem with the budget Abbott and Hockey will fix it with their 50 to 70bil black hole promises.

so wait your against deficit spending? Anti government malinvestment?

 

[DB008]

Funnies going around....

 

[moXJO]

What the hell did they blow almost $300 billion on?

 

[drsmith]

What the hell did they blow almost $300 billion on?

Government securities outstanding as at the end of June/July/Aug was $234.0/234.3/245.3bn respectively.

http://www.aofm.gov.au/

That's a big jump in the past month.

Note though that the the trend from month to month can be lumpy, depending on redemptions, so it will be interesting to see what longer trends emerge.

 

[MrBurns]

Gillard delivers school funding plan

Prime Minister Julia Gillard has delivered her response to the Gonski review into school funding, announcing a plan to put Australia in the world's top five schooling systems by 2025

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-09-03/government-delivers-response-to-gonski-review/4239956

More meaningless rubbish, 2025 ? she wont last the year out, another grandiose empty promise that will never be delivered.

When will we be rid of this Govt ?

 

[drsmith]

2025 ?

What will be finished first ?

Gonski or the NBN ?

 

[sptrawler]

What will be finished first ?

Gonski or the NBN ?

Gonski, the NBN will never be finished.

 

[Miss Hale]

Heard Gillard wittering on about this on radio at lunchtime. I might be the only one that thinks this but IMO education dollars should be spent on the basics (ensuting everyone is literate and numerate). Despite a university degree I have learn more since I finished my formal education through self education and life experiences and a lot of what I learnt at Uni I now realise was leftist propaganda anyway. When Gillard talks about a' good education' I can't help feeling she really means an opportunity to create a new generation of Labor voters.

 

[Julia]

Heard Gillard wittering on about this on radio at lunchtime. I might be the only one that thinks this but IMO education dollars should be spent on the basics (ensuting everyone is literate and numerate). Despite a university degree I have learn more since I finished my formal education through self education and life experiences and a lot of what I learnt at Uni I now realise was leftist propganda anyway. When Gillard talks about a' good education' I can't help feeling she really means an opportunity to create a new generation of Labor voters.

+1. If we could just turn out children who can spell, put a sentence together and do a reasonable amount of mental arithmetic, that would be a considerable improvement.

PS I love the expression 'wittering on'. Haven't heard it for ages.

 

[MrBurns]

Sieg Heil !!!

 

[drsmith]

On another front, stimulus in the form of cheques in the mail are like adrenaline.

They don't last.

AUSTRALIAN stayed away from department stores in droves in July, precipitating a shock slump in retail sales that suggest government handouts were mainly responsible for the recent shopping splurge.

While economists expected the pace of retail sales growth to slow in July, they actually slumped 0.8 per cent to $21.4 billion, dragged down by a 10.2 per cent collapse in sales at department stores.

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/bus...g-economic-signs/story-e6frg926-1226463926849

 

[drsmith]

This week's Essential Media poll and Newspoll will be interesting.

Will the good ship Labor still be sinking despite it's leader's best efforts to throw all our money over the side ?

 

[sptrawler]

+1. If we could just turn out children who can spell, put a sentence together and do a reasonable amount of mental arithmetic, that would be a considerable improvement.

PS I love the expression 'wittering on'. Haven't heard it for ages.

You are spot on Julia,IMO the teachers union over the last 20 years has been responsible for dismantling our education system.
First it was, get rid of exams for students(it places too much onus on non performing teachers)
Then lets break it into four terms, with performance indicators a the end of each term( most could pass that)
Then it was time to move on from the basics, Maths, Science, English and get into the feel good stuff snowboarding, surfing, overseas excursions. LOL
Is there any wonder we are importing workers.
I would love someone to come up with how many of the Hawke, Keating era were from the teachers unions. I might be wrong, but it would be an interesting excercise.
Now all of a sudden our kids can't read and write, when they enter the workforce.

 

[Calliope]

Now it's an education "Crusade". An odd term for an atheist. I liked the way Leigh Sales took her apart on 7.30 tonight. She cut through all the bullshit and exposed Gillard for the fake that she is. I doubt that Gillard will be back. She looked very annoyed.

 

[sptrawler]

Now it's an education "Crusade". An odd term for an atheist. I liked the way Leigh Sales took her apart on 7.30 tonight. She cut through all the bullshit and exposed Gillard for the fake that she is. I doubt that Gillard will be back. She looked very annoyed.

WHAT, I don't watch it but assumed from the Abbott reports, it was pro labor reporting.
I might have to start watching her, if she gave Gillard a similar interview.
AT last we may have a reporter that reports. Yeh

 

[MrBurns]

Gillard is is a first class fraud and is now chasing popularity harder than ever with lies, false promises and no doubt another handout before the election.

 

[DB008]

http://www.abc.net.au/7.30/content/2012/s3582074.htm

(F**k me, you can almost see bones coming out of her mouth)

~4:50 is a nice spot in that interview...

 

[Julia]

Now it's an education "Crusade". An odd term for an atheist. I liked the way Leigh Sales took her apart on 7.30 tonight. She cut through all the bullshit and exposed Gillard for the fake that she is. I doubt that Gillard will be back. She looked very annoyed.

Good to know you're not entirely convinced Leigh Sales is only tough on Mr Abbott.

I liked the phrase that Ms Sales used several times to the Prime Minister:
"You make out that........."
That's making it pretty clear that the interviewer thinks Ms Gillard's credibility is minimal.

The Prime Minister's responses on the terrorism/Afghanistan question were pathetic.

 

[wayneL]

Bravo Leigh. Dullard caught on the back foot by on of her own minions.

Now it's an education "Crusade". An odd term for an atheist.

Perhaps my peculiar sense of humour, but that made me LOL Calliope... well spotted.

I liked the way Leigh Sales took her apart on 7.30 tonight. She cut through all the bullshit and exposed Gillard for the fake that she is. I doubt that Gillard will be back. She looked very annoyed.

Why do I always think of Kath and Kim when I listen to Julia G?

 

[Tink]

LOL Wayne, agree, she sounds exactly like them.

I was at the shops a few days ago, and I am sure I must have been served by a clone of Gillard. Her mannerisms, her looks, even the way she spoke that she tightens her lip - I am usually a chatty person, but didnt say too much this time.
I dont even watch her anymore, she annoys me.