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KEVIN RUDD - Wins the Australian Federal election!

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Broadside said:
he'll say sorry? has he stuffed up already....I knew it!! what's he done?
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Nothing - he will be speaking on behalf of the govt.

Remember how we were told how popular the intervention was in the Ab communities? - that the women loved it etc.?

Apparently Labour polled in excess of 80% in those areas, and as high as 98%

PS The Abs now have their highest ever politician (although I thought Senator Bonner did ok in his day) ..

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/11/26/2101345.htm

Deputy Chief (NT) Minister Marion Scrymgour, who now holds the most senior position in any government in Australia ever held by an Aboriginal.
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btw, she was the one who called the intervention "a black kids Tampa" and 'McCarthyism'
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/10/29/2074089.htm
 
I guess if it was unpopular policy it must be bad policy and Brough had it coming.

I am sure everything will now be fixed with ALP at both levels of government.
 
Broadside said:
I guess if it was unpopular policy it must be bad policy and Brough had it coming.

I am sure everything will now be fixed with ALP at both levels of government.
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well I agree with Julia that if Mal Brough is so keen about helping the Abs, he should become Police Minister in Qld and do something about manning the various police stations there with good police.

- no longer will he be able to pinch police from the states (incl NSW sheesh) who are struggling to adequately man their own police stations, let alone give police to the federal govt.
 
Funny how Maxine although saying Bennelong is now Labor has not claimed victory.

I have a theory why...

She already knows she aint getting anything special eg Assistant blah blah(or anything at all) when Rudd announces his shadow cabinet on Thursday.

So long as she is not "officially" a member of caucus she is saved the embarssement of being overlooked. Smart man her husband.
 
Kimosabi said:
More importantly, when are the Troops leaving Iraq.
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Air force and Navy are staying last time I heard. Rudd placed a bet either way. The army has been doing a good job in spite of the situation they were handed by training and helping the locals. Really all the troops should be pulled out.
 
Smurf1976 said:
Whoever gets away from oil first will be the long term winner IMO.
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Your absolutely spot on Smurf, and like your self Ruddmeister is a smart man and realises this.

I believe the first nations to develop and roll out viable large scale green technolgies are going to reap untold riches ... Lets hope Labor can take us forward to be a nation of Leaders rather than followers as we always seem to be.

And yes the continued access to oil is central to everything .... still.
 
Aussiejeff said:
Ooops! Honeymoon is over. US market has spoken in a lowww growling tone overnight. Back to the grindstones.
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be interesting to see what happens to the miners BHP etc
Allegedly that's where the unions and management will have to treat on eggshells not to have adverse effects.
But I don't see too many iron ore miners / construction workers complaining about their pay nor safety etc.

as for the rest ... This was the Business Council's take on Sunday :-
 
numbercruncher said:
Im predicting a Knighthood at some point in the next decade

Im also predicting him earning your vote at the next election
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Are Republican Labor leaders eligible for knighthoods?

As far as earning my vote next time. I am the first to admit I have been very impressed with Kevin over the past 3 months and since being elected. He seems to have a real passion and desire to move Australia forward. I look forward to seeing what he does in this term. I have been very impressed.

Whether you liked him or not, in my opinion John Howard genuinely tried to do what he felt was right for the country. (Whether or not you agreed with those actions is another point) I think that is the type of person that Rudd appears to be.

But my problem has never been Kevin. He is like the star player in the footy team, where the supporters say...."I wish we had another 10 like him". I just hope that the rest of Labor can keep up with his intellect, drive and vision. I have a real question mark over Garrett, Swan, Gillard etc. But I promise Numbercruncher to keep an open mind.

Now your turn Numbercruncher....did you hear Paul Keating on ABC radio yesterday? What did you think of that effort? That could be a new thread in itself. Isn't he the most bitter, pathetic, tormented and dillusional soul that has been in Australian politics? Everything revolves the Keating years!!! He even got a plug in about how his win over Hewson was more impressive than Rudds over Howards!!!

Duckman
 
hello,

looks like saying "sorry" maybe the first thing Krudd 07 is going to backflip on,

would of thought fairly easy task to complete yesterday or today, amazing nothing happened yet

also looks as though the market thinks Krudd 07 wont be too flash for the shareholders

thankyou

robots
 

Ahahahahaha!

Yeah, that's why we didn't get a massive rally yesterday, or only a very slight decline after the US tanked last night.
 

LOL Robots,

Better get comfortable friend, we are keeping this legendary Australian in the top job for a decade

Dont worry Im pretty sure the world wont end tomorrow and youll still get to make some fat ca$h out of your houses. After all you get 2.5pc regardless what they sell for hey ?

 
hello,

put in a hards days work and get renumerated appropriately, I guess thats fair

dont make me the subject though, lets focus on ruddie

thankyou

robots
 
Good idea Robots ..

So tell us why do you think that the market thinks that PM Rudd wont be too good for shareholders, I mean the market falls a little today, the day after US markets fall, the same pattern thats been happening for months, but in this single negative day you think its PM Rudds fault ?

I mean there is alot of people on your wavelength that think a change of our Government is going to cause financial pain, but where is the proof ? and why do you beleive this to be the case ? Do you think we should be dumping stocks ?
 


Heya Duckman,

Thanks for your Input.

No i didnt hear It, but I heard some of the things mentioned, many things sounded a bit pathetic, maybe hes suffering from Grumpy old man syndrome ? I think its safe just to ignore the guy now, Im sure Johnny will start before too many years go by as well

Over the last few election's much of Labors voter base has been turned off by constant winging style politics like Beasly and the psycho face Latham.

Its now a new dawn, perhaps a golden age for the party ... time will tell
 
hello,

just keeping up the bash the "current" PM approach, the world will end under these guys, look at Victoria and Qld with the issues that have arisen in those states,

no trains in Vic, no water solution, no housing solution, cant keep Ford going down in Geelong but plenty of committee's, consultants and boards looking at things

ruddie will walk away,

thankyou

robots
 
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