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Garpal Gumnut said:
My contacts in George St. and the highest eschelons of the ALP tell me that the election is on.

Brisconnect seems to have been the trigger.

The monumental blundering carcass of a road would have guaranteed Anna Bligh's despatch to the slushy end of the trench.

Watch this space for more.

I may vote ALP. I do like right wing governments and the Queensland Libs are too left for my liking and the Nationals don't exist anymore in that dog's dinner the LNP.

gg
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21st. March.
 
What matters now is getting exports out of QLD from the, some recently expanded, ports. The slowdown has caused cancellation and delayed shipments since November last.

The present Government has worked hard and largely succeeded in bring new mines on stream at a fast pace, far faster than NSW, improving rail facilities and expanding ports.
 
Julia said:
I'd say your impression is 100% accurate, Smurf.
No one knows where all the money has gone from the mining boom.
They have spent billions on a recycled water pipeline which they then decided not to use. They're still attempting to cover up all the failures in the health system.
I just can't wait to hear about all the new taxes when they are re-elected.
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Well, Standard & Poor's just dropped QLD's credit rating to AA from AAA. That will certainly increase the cost of interest payments on the state's debt - estimated $AUS200Mill for FY2009 (so far). http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/02/21/2497607.htm?section=justin

So, I suspect Bligh went early with this bad news in mind and potentially much worse economic news around the corner, just in case S & P's might decide to further downgrade the state again after the REAL cost of the recent massive flooding finally hits the treasury books. Better to go now, get re-elected because there is currently no plausible alternative then deal with another rating downgrade as par for the course.

Not so good if she waited and another "shock" downgrade by S & P's hits the fan before she calls the vote, eh?
 
The Duke of Wellington once said, in reference to the quality of his general officers;
I don't know what effect these men will have upon the enemy, but, by God they frighten me
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I feel the same way when I look at our Opposition leaders. Now that Anna Bligh has officially declared war on Queensland, it will be interesting to see what they can do in our defence.
 
numbercruncher said:
...Queensland has just lost its AAA credit rating with much worse to come,,,, brace yerselfs ..
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Here's a link to the article in the Sunday Mail: http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,27574,25087839-3102,00.html - and an excerpt:

Premier Anna Bligh said Queensland's dramatic turnaround from an $809 million surplus predicted in the June Budget for 2008-09 to a $1.57 billion deficit was of great concern.
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That's a worry...

I know one way they could save some tax payer funds - stop giving higher priority to tenant trashers for public housing and then paying millions in repairs (TT report stated $112 million went on Qld housing repairs - http://au.video.yahoo.com/watch/4431989/11880875)
 
Mr Springborg is my local member, and has been an excellent member of parliament.Please remember, 9 Labor MP's are retiring at this election, and are you happy with Labor and their policies? I have been unhappy with their policies such as amalgamation, fluoride, hospital services and lack of dental services in my area. 10 years is long enough for this mob. I hope the people of Queensland will give LNP a fair go and your vote.
 
noirua said:
The present Government has worked hard and largely succeeded in bring new mines on stream at a fast pace, far faster than NSW, improving rail facilities and expanding ports.
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Can you post the link for this. I am unaware of these improved rail and port facilities. The only enhancements I know of are of a miniscule nature.

We were advised in September last year that Anna would be calling the election now. No surprises at all. The date had been planned for a long time. Why do they lie through their teeth up to the very last second?
 
windy said:
Mr Springborg is my local member, and has been an excellent member of parliament.Please remember, 9 Labor MP's are retiring at this election, and are you happy with Labor and their policies? I have been unhappy with their policies such as amalgamation, fluoride, hospital services and lack of dental services in my area. 10 years is long enough for this mob. I hope the people of Queensland will give LNP a fair go and your vote.
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Windy, I think a lot of Queenslanders are more than fed up with Labor.
It's really now up to Springborg & Co. If they run a good campaign and can actually allow us to believe that they provide a credible alternative, then it shouldn't be too difficult for the required number of seats to swing to the LNP.

I hesitate to say this about any politician, but Lawrence Springborg does seem to be a more genuine sort of person than Ms Bligh. But such an observation may be naive in the extreme, and in the coming weeks I may wish I'd cut my tongue out before making any such comment.

Bligh hasn't earned any brownie points by going to election so early.
Few will be unaware that she's doing it in order to get the election over before the even worse news becomes known on the economy.

In a panglossian world all politicians would only be inspired by the good of the country/state and be devoid of self interest.
 
Julia said:
I hesitate to say this about any politician, but Lawrence Springborg does seem to be a more genuine sort of person than Ms Bligh. But such an observation may be naive in the extreme, and in the coming weeks I may wish I'd cut my tongue out before making any such comment.
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He is a very genuine, down to earth person. He has lived and breathed politics from, it seems, the time he could speak. The youngest person to ever become an MP at the age of 21. His wedding over with, his honeymoon the next day was spent campaigning for the election. From the early days in the young nats, he was very motivated. He has fantastic ideas for our State. Unfortunately, the media doesn't give him the chance to talk about them.
 
Lawrence lacks mongrel.
He comes across as the intellectual, academic, religious, faithful, loving, harmonious, christen the babies type dude.
He would be equally at home fully robed within the Catholic clergy, passing around bread and water on Sundays to the faithful.

May the best woman (or man) win. :D
 
In a radio interview this morning Mr Springborg made the point that by 21st March it's quite likely many FNQ voters will still be stranded and unable to vote.
He says a significant number of LNP supporters are in this area.
Could Ms Bligh get away with this if in fact these people aren't able to vote?
 
Wysiwyg said:
Lawrence lacks mongrel.
He comes across as the intellectual, academic, religious, faithful, loving, harmonious, christen the babies type dude.
He would be equally at home fully robed within the Catholic clergy, passing around bread and water on Sundays to the faithful.
D
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Springborg...intellectual?... academic? surely you jest;) To Brisbanites he comes across as a dumb hill-billy (but well-meaning). It is in Brisbane where Qld elections are won and lost.

In the meantime during the next month we have to put up with endless images of Bligh's grinning botoxicity and Springborg's lugubrious vacuity.

And to what purpose? :dunno:
 
lets hope that millions of dollars are spent on usless adds bagging each other out, clouding our tv's, papers, and radios with crapola. oh what a feeling !
jonny
 
Calliope said:
Springborg...intellectual?... academic? surely you jest;) To Brisbanites he comes across as a dumb hill-billy (but well-meaning).
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I have to agree. He may be quite a nice bloke, and certainly he's persistent, given that this is I think his third attempt, but intellectual and/or academic?
I don't think so.
 
Garpal Gumnut said:
I don't believe there are any Greens in Queensland, nor are there Martians or believers in a flat Earth.

This glorious state, this garden of eden, is too busy providing good housing, jobs, education and a future for the masses of migrants shivering at our southern borders.

We have no time for greens.

My god Calliope, are you stark raving mad, a Green in George St.

Inconceivable.

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GG

Don't mean to correct you mate! But I actually went to school with one of the candidates! Ronan Lee member for Indooroopilly, newly aligned to the Greens.

Fantastic approachable fella! Actually one of the best people I have ever met in politics. He was as honest as they come when I was a student and expect him to be the same for this election and I think he will safely hold his seat!

Good luck Ronan, thanks for being honest! :D;)
 
I think Springborg is destined to lose this election. I like the guy, he seems honest as the day is long (a stretch for most politicians) but he just doesn't strike me as a leader. I'll bet he would make a fantastic 2IC, but not sure about leading.

For the record, Labor deserves to get slaughtered and I dearly wish they would. But I think that there are enough idiots around to vote for our botoxed premier one more time. They have done nothing to deserve my vote in almost 10 years. It is a shame that perhaps the opposition hasn't done enough to get it either.
 
Bligh by name bligh by nature. What has this dimiwt done for qld? SFA. Good luck knuckle draggers who vote for her, your destiny awaits you lol
 
knocker said:
Bligh by name bligh by nature. What has this dimiwt done for qld? SFA. Good luck knuckle draggers who vote for her, your destiny awaits you lol
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What are your expectations knacker?What specific areas need addressing?
 
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