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What about the latest bombshell, they aren't going to shut down any of the coal fired power stations(which we all knew anyway, smurph has been through the lunacy of the idea, several times).
Well Tony's right again, it now becomes just a great big new tax.LOL
 
DB008 said:
7:30 Report had a story on it too.
http://www.abc.net.au/7.30/content/2012/s3583856.htm
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Great link, just shows what a scam the government has done to bring in a new consumption tax, that will cost jobs.:cry:
Nothing to do with the enviroment.:D
The funny thing is, the coalition would not have got away with any of this crap, the unions would have brought the country to a standstill over job losses.LOL
 
CHRIS UHLMANN: The decision not to buy and close brown coal power stations has blindsided and incensed the Greens.

CHRISTINE MILNE, GREENS LEADER: You simply can't trust the Labor government to have any consistent policy to address greenhouse gas emissions. On the one hand, we signed up a multi-party climate agreement with up to 2,000 megawatts of coal to be closed down and now we have Martin Ferguson terminating the scheme after what I believe is not a very genuine effort on either the coal companies or his part.

CHRIS UHLMANN: And an increasingly fractious relationship is fracturing.

CHRISTINE MILNE: But one component that is seriously wrong and that the electorate can fix is the fact that Labor can't be trusted on the environment. It's as simple as that.


It's taken silly old Christine Milne long enough to wake up to the fact that Labor can't be trusted! LOL
The woman is obviously a little slow off the mark!

Her last sentence is virtually an invitation to vote against Labor at the next election. After the cosy relationship between Labor and the Greens, who would have thought we'd see the rot setting in like this.
 
CHRISTINE MILNE: But one component that is seriously wrong and that the electorate can fix is the fact that Labor can't be trusted on the environment. It's as simple as that.
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The Greens need Labor to progress the idiologies and will for some time.

Thek know that and the above is simply about nibbling away at Labor's voter base. It's no different to a relationship between parasite and host.
 
PM Julia Gillard's father passes away

http://www.news.com.au/news/pm-julia-gillards-father-passes-away/story-fncvfxcm-1226468036614

PM Julia Gillard said she and her family are in "shock" after her father passed away, and she will be returning to Adelaide from the APEC summit.

The Australian Prime Minister's sad news was announced to delegates at an afternoon session by the summit host, Russian President Vladimir Putin.

In a statement today, Ms Gillard said:
"My father, John Gillard, passed away this morning in Adelaide. He has battled illness in recent years but his death is a shock for me and my family."
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That's not good.
RIP John Gillard.
 
Yes it is sad when parents pass away. It sounded as though he had a full life, starting in Wales then emigrating in the early 60's. He would have lived through some pretty tough times.
I know when my family came to Australia in the 60's, it wasn't as prosperous then.
Condolences to the Gillard family.
 
Labor seems to be screwing over the Australian people. Funny how now their failed policies come due another working policy that keeps money in your pocket is axed. The libs need to stop the extravagant promises and just get a handle on debt levels and revenue.

In a search for revenues, Labor eyes super tax breaks

In a struggle to uncover funding for expensive new programs in education and disability services, the Labor government is considering cuts in superannuation tax concessions that could produce billions in additional government revenues, while hitting super owners hard, according to The Australian Financial Review.

The government is in particular focusing on generous capital gains tax breaks for self-managed superannuation funds that invest in property, the report added, while also looking at super tax benefits after people retire, when pensions paid by superannuation are tax free.

The government had previously excluded the tax-free status of superannuation pension payments from discussions of how best to reform the country's taxation system. But as pressure grows on government revenues, policymakers are taking a fresh look at whether the existing system is being used to minimise tax bills.
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http://www.businessspectator.com.au/bs.nsf/Article/In-a-search-for-revenues-Labor-eyes-super-tax-brea-pd20120907-XWQZY?OpenDocument&src=hp5

So now labor is making you work for longer and about to tax you once again. Surprise surprise.
 
Superannutation is seen as a tax milking cow by both sides. There are many here who would remember the Howard government's superannuation surcharge.

As a general principal, all tax breaks for superannuation should be scrapped. It should however done a part of overall tax reform with, for example, a tax free threshold with a single marginal rate of income tax for income above that threshold the same as the corporate tax rate.

The opportunity for tax reform has unfortunately passed. The big revenue dollars which could have minimised short term losers from wholesale changes were wasted by the Howard government on middle class welfare and excessive tax breaks for super. Labor has since made matters worse with its cash handouts, wastful spending, new and complex taxes and rapidly expanding government debt.

There will be losers in the tax changes to come, but I fear that both sides will be driven by their political needs rather than proper reform. Labor is very much acting in that way in government as well as seeking to redistribute the pie rather than grow it.

In the context of parts of Europe, superannuation is very much low hanging fruit. If there is a sustained slump in global prices for our export commodities, there will be far worse to come regardless of who is in power. It's only a question of time I fear.
 
No sign of Tim in Vladivostok. Julia departed to return to Adelaide on her father's death alone. I suppose it would have been a tad awkward to have Tim with her in Vladivostok when she was accompanied by one of her former lovers, Craig Emerson.
 
Calliope said:
No sign of Tim in Vladivostok. Julia departed to return to Adelaide on her father's death alone. I suppose it would have been a tad awkward to have Tim with her in Vladivostok when she was accompanied by one of her former lovers, Craig Emerson.
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I'm sure I saw him on some of the video footage of the conference and affairs surrounding it.
 
Once again l am trolling in the internet when l find something funny and thought you lot would like it...


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Here is a classic, Labor are saying there will be massive cuts if the Coalition get in.
Well "DUH"
Do they think that their binge can be fixed without cuts?
Did they think the plasmas and pink batts, wouldn't have to be paid for?:D
What is their option keep spending and upping taxes? LOL,LOL,LOL


http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-09-11/labor-warns-of-curtain-raiser-to-abbott-cuts/4255188

Even the low income earners know you can't keep running away from debt, sooner or later it catches up.:xyxthumbs
The worlds greatest treasurer is looking a bit lost. IMO
He could probably get a job in Greece, they seem to thrive on blowing budgets.
 
drsmith said:
Like just about everything Labor has done under Julia Gillard, the MRRT was never anything more than a third rate political fix.
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The Queensland Budget increases royalties for coal miners. This is a red rag to Mr Swan who has threatened that if the States do this he will cut their share of the GST revenue because apparently the miners can deduct what they pay in royalties from what they pay to the Commonwealth via the MRRT.
Should have put a bit more thought into designing it properly, Mr Swan.:(
 

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