I don't believe that Swan and Gillard wouldnt stop her in her tracks if she was doing anything to prevent Australians getting work.
It would be all over the papers and they would try to make big heros out of themselves in the process as usual.
There's a lot of problems here. I understand your assertions though, but you must understand that they aren't the populist anti-business types they are cracked up to be. In reality they will take it up the rump from business no different to any other party.
A better perspective is that they wanted to avoid another controversial confrontation with more miners who are far wealthier than the government, and can command far more advertising money to spread their message.
There is no doubt that ALP is either entirely complicit to this or (less likely, but possible) were formally but privately threatened with more media campaigns against them. At a time when their polling is down, they obviously would want to avoid something like that.
Surely you must admit that a great deal of discussion has to have taken place between the government and Rinehart because this happened, what do you imagine they talked about? The fact that there are countless unemployed people in the country looking for work is no secret.
Ok perhaps the wrong word was used but it would be so obvious if the editorials changed after her buying in that the paper would lose all credibility.
Would it really? It's not something that would happen overnight, but Rinehart is after
two seats on Fairfax's board, and there is no question that the message and more importantly
spin would, overtime, change.
The presence of News Ltd in Australia shows that Australians have no problem with biased media, and accept it willingly.
Using personal insults against someone who has cost jobs and our surplus is an understandable part of the anger that results BUT using personal insults against Rinehart for going about her business ? She and her kind are keeping us afloat at present and making disparaging remarks about her weight is just childish.
I disagree. Mining employs basically nobody compared to every other industry, and as a result of mining our dollar is greatly speculated upon - and it has been destroying every other industry for a very long time now.
Mining is like a cancer that is destroying our economy form the inside out.
And Gina is not a mere bystander, she is not just going about her business - she approached the government and lobbied (and possibly threatened) them in order for her to be allowed to import foreign labour at a time when our industries are in contraction and people are losing their jobs. I cannot - nor should anyone, look upon this lightly.