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Isn't it great to be alive today.

Labor have Barnett "trembling" at the knees with a new opposition leader on Monday.

The Government has acknowledged the Australian Economy will see a down turn this year.

And to top the items above, Bill Shorten (Workplace Relations Minister) is on the ABC this morning talking about the Australian Economy.
Our currency is in our favor and , we have room to move with our rates.
Well "HELLO HELLO", where is our Treasurer and our Glorious Leader.
MISSING IN ACTION.
joea
 
joea said:
Isn't it great to be alive today.

Labor have Barnett "trembling" at the knees with a new opposition leader on Monday.
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Before Barnett became premier he was a complete joke and retiring from politics then the chair sniffer blew up.........currently the Liberal front bench is a complete joke as the Margret River fires showed.


State Labor would likely have the stronger team over all but not sure the new leader will capture the voters attention.
 

I agree, there really isn't a lot of talent on either side.
 
IFocus said:
State Labor would likely have the stronger team over all but not sure the new leader will capture the voters attention.
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Regardless what the uneducated think, Barnett appears to be doing a good job, while Labor are still slipping over in the mud of the Margret River.

State and federal Labor are nothing but a 'bloody" joke!!
joea
 
To be fair, Wayne Swan was on deck over the Christmas period while Gillard and Shorten were on holiday. Presumably he's now having his holiday and Shorten is Acting Treasurer/spokesperson.

This is not a comment on anything any of them have had to say about the economy which is disingenuous b/s.
 
joea said:
Regardless what the uneducated think, Barnett appears to be doing a good job, while Labor are still slipping over in the mud of the Margret River.

State and federal Labor are nothing but a 'bloody" joke!!
joea
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Would you like to run me through what Barnett is doing so well,give us a qld mango pickers view of it.
Can't wait
 
Labor W.A have just flipped leaders, can't wait to see what happens in the Queensland election.
Labor Australia wide is trying to reinvent itself, my feeling is they will have plenty of time for navel gazing after their next elections. The problem is the federal minority government is reflecting badly on the whole Labor brand and that is going to be highlighted in all state elections.IMO
Whose the boss this week? Bob, Wilkie, Oakeshotte or Julia. Australians don't like messy government.
 
todster said:
Maybe you can run me through it then......anyone.....power bills spring to mind.
Liberal play safe do nothing.
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No I don't live in the hole digging state or follow what has been going on over there, it was a serious question.
 
Well, good for Andrew Wilkie if he does indeed withdraw all his support. I thought he'd not go through with it and would acquiesce to some sort of compromise.

I admire his integrity if he goes through with it and think Gillard is being unwise in treating him in such a cavalier fashion.
 

Julia, I believe Ms. Gillard had made up her mind to dishonour her agreement with Wilkie and dump him long before parliament ended last year.

Enter Peter Slipper, exit the current speaker and gain one extra seat for safety. Surely Wilkie would have smelt a rat and saw this coming with her cunning action.

She is now back to one majority in her shakey minority government.
 
I'm sure you're right, noco. She is shameless and without any integrity.
I don't agree with Andrew Wilkie's policies, but think he has negotiated in good faith, is essentially without guile, and seems to have believed she was genuine.
Poor bugger has found out differently.
 
Wysiwyg said:
Who is Andrew Winky to tell people what they will do with their money. Butt out dude and go save the whales.
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Indeed, how the mighty have fallen.

The next item on the Fabian hit list is - means testing private health insurance rebates. No amount of research and analysis on the folly of this will dissuade them, eg: http://www.apha.org.au/media-centre/means-testing-private-health-insurance-rebate-ad-campaign/ -Means Testing Health Insurance Rebate Threatens Balanced Health Care System. A 10% rise in premiums across the board in predicted. Along with much longer queues at the public hospitals.

But no, everything must be within a public system where Labor can regulate and control and build bureaucracies. Despite the public system bulging at the seams as it is.

'I don't want an apprentice plumber subsidizing my health care', says PM Gillard, in a propaganda triumph. The PM was strangely silent however, when that same apprentice had to cough up for a 30% pay rise for the pollies. And strangely silent on the 10% premium increase we can all expect. Wilkie is against this, so he has one useful policy position at least.
 
Gillard needn't worry much about losing Wilkie's vote. He would never vote with the Liberals whom he hates more than Gillard. The furthest he would go would be to abstain on selective bills.

Julia;
but think he has negotiated in good faith, is essentially without guile, and seems to have believed she was genuine.
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It was blackmail.
 
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