the Hick's confession was made under duress, therefore not admissible in a normal court of law, end of story.
oh my apologies... over 200 died in the first bombing of which 88 were australians - and many many of these 200 dead were teenagers.Hundreds of teenagers? Hmmmmm
Surely shutting down Lucas Heights (permanently) would make more sense than adding to the 40% of Tasmania that is already either in the World Herritage Area or a National Park
I could care less about Hicks, but the Iraqi war was a stupid and tragic waste of life. Neither are issues I would probably be bothered voting on. Subjects like housing, education, Inflation , Employment or idiot militant union members causing strife will be the topics affecting me. I am leaning towards Rudd but would like to see him break away more from union control before my vote is secured.They are both basically the same, one just has a clean slate atm.I think Rudd is just as smart and cunning as his liberal counterpart though.
thats great, so am i...
which is why i am livid howard as made us a bigger terrorist target by being an ally of bush in iraq...
the only thing thats a bigger threat is clinging blindly to yesterdays technologies such as coal and nuclear... and not trying to progress... heck, sure of overseas countries want to burn coal and nuclear, let them, but not here thanks, we are a lot smarter than that... surely....!
i think you and moXJO are spot on on saying that the link to the trade unions are the key... Can rudd successfully keep the unions in their places like hawke and keating? thats an answer we won't know for a while yet...
all i know is that to win this election, rudd will need union support... to win the next one, he won't
of course.. Hick was just an 'innocent adventurer" wasnt he? poor fella.
Why then has Hicks not challenged this? oh wait - something about the evil government?
oh my apologies... over 200 died in the first bombing of which 88 were australians - and many many of these 200 dead were teenagers.
and what was your point? does my overstatement make the terrorists somewhat less guilty?
my skepticism tells me Rudd will more than likely do all he can to hide the true union influence from the public rather than keep them in their place.
IR legislation is where the union presence will be felt and when many more jobs are lost overseas and more companies move overseas, the australian public will no doubt start to wonder what happened to their once prosperous economy.
Rafa, how is nuclear 'yesterdays' technology when australia has never had a nuclear power station and the technology is still advancing??
close minded thinking which ignores the only real alternative to coal gets us nowhere.
my skepticism tells me Rudd will more than likely do all he can to hide the true union influence from the public rather than keep them in their place.
IR legislation is where the union presence will be felt and when many more jobs are lost overseas and more companies move overseas, the australian public will no doubt start to wonder what happened to their once prosperous economy.
St Kev is coasting on his 'all things to all people' image and its only a matter of time before the public see through the facade. To be a successful leader of this country Rudd will need to grow a spine and wear his heart on his sleeve.
nuclear technology, that generates radioactive waste is old technology.. 1970's stuff... taking that up is being close minded...
Fusion will be new technology... 2050 eh Sprinterlooking forward to it.
Geothermal, Waves, solar towers etc, thats the new stuff... see Portugal and what their doing...
Yes I feel that it could swing back too far if left to the unions, who seem hell bent on making employers suffer. And with talk of the union wanting to enforce compulsory membership, you would have to wonder what they have planned if labor does get in. Too much red tape for business will guarantee high prices for everyone, higher unemployment possibly higher inflation.
Rudd needs to clarify his position on the unions
i wasnt aware i had to write an essay on the implications of our foreign policy decisions.
im sure you dont need me to point out that there is no easy answer to the middle east fiasco. whatever happens, it will be very very ugly. it wont be peaceful for a long time,
has our government somehow assisted those insurgents that kill their fellow iraqis with bombs etc?and for every innocent iraqi who dies in that time you can thank our government for its part.
no, i simply commented on your 'freedom fighter' analogy which i find ridiculous when you consider the example i provided. for the record - i meant no insult or offence on you.those blokes attacking coalition troops are labelled 'terrorists'. for you to imply that i condone the bali bombings is vile.
oh im quite sure anything us "evil infidels" do will motivate them.however, if you think our actions will not continue to motivate ji then you are delusional.
well i actually found it quite humorous and id welcome any further devices you can muster..my reference to rugby was an effort to describe myself as one who is partial to a bit of thuggery on a regular basis and not a bleeding heart. from now on i wont resort to oblique literary devices.
did im mention timelines? or was that directed to someone else? i am aware of the US history however i fail to see the relevance here. should the US base their foreign policy on their historical actions?if you want to examine the timelines, how long has america been neck deep in middle eastern politics? hang on...wasnt the taliban their allies v russia? didnt they train osama b laden? didnt they arm and fund saddam v iran?
while the unions may have had a place in australias history, and they can be thanked for their efforts, they are no longer required in present day australia.domestically, i also agree that rudd needs to keep unions under wraps, because of public perceptions mostly. im not a unionist, and their influence is much less now, but i would imagine you or someone close to you can thank them for your working conditions, for surely you can see how they represented all workers, whose interests were diametrically opposed to employers whose interests were ( if i may put in the simplest terms- lower wages, more hours, maximum profit ) beginning with the shearers strike of 1890, the labor party has and will always be about the working man/woman..cant see them parting ways
while the unions may have had a place in australias history, and they can be thanked for their efforts, they are no longer required in present day australia.
That is absolute crap. How quickly would working conditions revert to those of the past? Unions are still an important part of every OHS legislative body in Australia, and I'm sure people like you would LOVE to see OHS laws disappear too....
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