A survey indicated 60% of Victorians wanted the East/West freeway.
And 97% of climate scientists
How much money will Victoria save by not building the WestConnex (or whatever it's called) ?
This was a pork barrell election promise by the Federal and State Libs which backfired. Victorians obviously think there are better ways of spending the money, and as you don't live there I don't see how you can tell them what to think.
A survey indicated 60% of Victorians wanted the East/West freeway.
A survey indicated 60% of Victorians wanted the East/West freeway.
Or do polls only count when they suit our predisposition? http://www.smh.com.au/federal-polit...t-to-keep-carbon-tax-poll-20130713-2px4d.htmlThe automated phone poll of 1369 people was conducted last weekend and revealed 62 per cent of respondents wanted to keep the price on carbon and 38 per cent wanted it removed even if doing so damaged revenue.
THE unprecedented union ground campaign that ousted the Napthine government — including firefighters, nurses and paramedics door-knocking in fake uniforms — will be repeated in a bid to make Tony Abbott a one-term prime minister.
Labor replicated the latest campaign techniques from the United States and incorporated them into its traditional campaign machine built around the labour movement. Helped along by the Coalition's demonisation of unions, Trades Hall spent the past eight months mobilising thousands of union volunteers – fire fighters, paramedics, nurses, teachers and others – converting them into a "boots on the ground" campaign army.
The Labor field campaign made more than 500,000 phone calls, including 23,000 on the Thursday night before polling day. It also door-knocked more than 170,000 homes. Meanwhile, the Trades Hall campaign involved 2200 union volunteers who door knocked 93,000 homes and made 123,000 phone calls in six marginal seats – Frankston, Bentleigh, Mordialloc, Carrum, Monbulk and Bellarine.
Doorknocking can be a thankless task. On average, one in four people shut the door on you. With someone in uniform, it never happens.
That's for sure.I'm not explod,
but you may be interested in this
Global Warming is propaganda pushed by the ABC and the Guardian.
Ah yes lets talk about the Victorian election....the CFMEU has now gained control of Victoria.....we will be watching Victoria sliding down the hill into the quagmire of bigger debt and deficit just like all the other Labor operations state and federal.
Vic Labor put a human face on the union tag, clever messaging so every time the Vic Coalition bashed unions they were doing Labor a favour.
I'm not explod, but you may be interested in this
http://www.theguardian.com/environm...treet-journal-denies-global-warming-consensus
http://www.forbes.com/sites/jamestaylor/2013/05/30/global-warming-alarmists-caught-doctoring-97-percent-consensus-claims/Investigative journalists at Popular Technology looked into precisely which papers were classified within Cook’s asserted 97 percent. The investigative journalists found Cook and his colleagues strikingly classified papers by such prominent, vigorous skeptics as Willie Soon, Craig Idso, Nicola Scafetta, Nir Shaviv, Nils-Axel Morner and Alan Carlin as supporting the 97-percent consensus.
That's for sure.
Thank you, Rumpole. At this stage I've only had a chance to quickly scan the link.
My main concern goes to the validity of the peer review process. I've come across several accounts of scientists saying they have done detailed work which contradicts the popular consensus, but because of the dominant philosophy their submissions for publication are refused.
This sort of selective publication goes on all the time in many areas, as we all know.
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For once I agree with you. The Labor strategists used the old "union card" to humanise the proletariat into voting for them. Libs have a lot to learn with QLD and Federal coming up and not to rely on the big end of town to rescue them this time. Suits vs Blue Collar or Blue vs Red over and over again becomes dull to the mug punter voter. Introduction of nurses, police and firefighters (in uniform) doorknocking for politics (read Labor politicians) is a unique concept for the Australian political landscape. How can the blue bloods hit back? Send Kerry Stokes, Rupert Murdoch et al around to every door knob in marginal seats and beg for forgiveness?
Unlikely IMO
Yes, and payback for the support will be forthcoming, it will be interesting to see how Victoria is faring in 2 years.
They will finish up like every other state and federal governments run by Labor...Labor just cannot manage money....big credit card spenders.
They will finish up like every other state and federal governments run by Labor...Labor just cannot manage money....big credit card spenders.
Actually in WA Labor run surpluses with Ripper as treasurer while the Coalition now run deficits
You describe the ideal. That's a long way from knowing that such a process actually takes place.Well would you offer a better process? Peer review means scientists in the same field carefully scan submitted work to ensure that at least the figures add up and that the paper adheres to basic principles of analysis, observation and scholarship. Even if one might disagree with the writers point if these other factors are ok it will be accepted by scientific journals.
we give you all the guidelines about the expected outcomes
Yes, put in hospitals that have been needed for 30 years.
You really are rusted on.
Barnett has fought for W.A more than most Premiers, but Labor self interest just can't acknowlege it.
Sad really, honest John was the last decent Labor person.
Several since him ended up in gaol.
As Kim Beasley SNR said, it is a shame Labor has been taken over by undesirables, or something to that effect.
Actually sorry Allan Carpenter was a Labor person and a reporter with admirable principles, there isn't many.
Just a self serving nasty bunch of hypocrites.IMO
Actually in WA Labor run surpluses with Ripper as treasurer while the Coalition now run deficits
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