The Gillard Government

[drsmith]

The transcript of Bruce Wilson's ABC interview is now available.

http://www.abc.net.au/7.30/content/2012/s3642322.htm

BRUCE WILSON:
He confessed at some stage, and he also showed me a package of money that he said... and I said to him, well he better dig it up and get it back into the bank. He showed me a package of money that had been destroyed. Obviously it had been in his garden or some such thing and, you know, got moist and destroyed the money.

Polymer banknotes were issued in Australia from 1988. According to Wikipedia, these are waterproof.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polymer_banknote

 

[McLovin]

Polymer banknotes were issued in Australia from 1988. According to Wikipedia, these are waterproof.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polymer_banknote

1992 they begun issuing them in general circulation, starting with the $5 notes.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banknotes_of_the_Australian_dollar#Current_series_.28polymer.29

 

[drsmith]

1992 they begun issuing them in general circulation, starting with the $5 notes.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banknotes_of_the_Australian_dollar#Current_series_.28polymer.29

Thanks for the link.

The larger domination polymer notes came later again, so the cash to which Bruce Wilson refers could well have been the preceeding paper notes.

 

[Logique]

In a complete digression from the thread topic,

the heart breaks for Maria Santos Gorrostieta (http://www.theaustralian.com.au/new...war-on-us-agenda/story-fnb64oi6-1226525769895)

Vale a woman of rare character and courage.

 

[IFocus]

In a complete digression from the thread topic,

the heart breaks for Maria Santos Gorrostieta (http://www.theaustralian.com.au/new...war-on-us-agenda/story-fnb64oi6-1226525769895)

Vale a woman of rare character and courage.

+ 1........

 

[orr]

In a complete digression from the thread topic,

I disagree as to it being a complete digression; This government and all of the past few generations have allowed the growth and financial empowerment, with all things malignant that that entails, of a criminal class though intellectual expediency and the exploitation of fear, too our great cost.

 

[dutchie]

Re: The Gillard Govhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=ZMIYernment

[video=youtube_share;NSqDExOvUdM]http://youtu.be/NSqDExOvUdM[/video]

 

[Miss Hale]

Labor MP Steve Gibbons has just cracked Julia Gillard's mirror.

He has called Julia Bishop a bimbo and then apologised, but not to Julie Bishop herself. No apology at all for the other descriptors.

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/na...-then-says-sorry/story-fndo48ca-1226525468353

Steve Gibbons is a disgrace and this is not the first time he has made inappropriate tweets. I used to live in his electorate and he is the laziest polititian going around. He's been an MP for years and has never been elevated to a ministerial role of any kind, I don't think even the Labor party like him . He's retiring at the next election but is being replaced by another union hack (unles the Libs can manage to win the seat).

 

[doctorj]

This may or may not be old, but seeing this makes me proud that Australians are represented by such a fine stateswoman...

 

[Julia]

This may or may not be old, but seeing this makes me proud that Australians are represented by such a fine stateswoman...
View attachment 49781

Indeed. Such dignity.
I didn't watch Question Time today but the excerpt on "PM" was quite hideous.
The Prime Minister shrieks in her shrill Strine accent in a manner rejected by even the most ardent fishwife.

(Def. fishwife (plural fishwives). (pejorative) A vulgar, abusive or nagging woman with a loud, unpleasant voice. (Geordie ...

 

[sptrawler]

Steve Gibbons is a disgrace and this is not the first time he has made inappropriate tweets. I used to live in his electorate and he is the laziest polititian going around. He's been an MP for years and has never been elevated to a ministerial role of any kind, I don't think even the Labor party like him . He's retiring at the next election but is being replaced by another union hack (unles the Libs can manage to win the seat).

The funny thing is the reporters haven't jumped all over it. They must be disappointed it wasn't a coalition member, that said it. LOL Then they could have run with it for a week or two.

 

[Julia]

The funny thing is the reporters haven't jumped all over it. They must be disappointed it wasn't a coalition member, that said it. LOL Then they could have run with it for a week or two.

It was well reported across both the Local Radio and Radio National networks today from ABC.

 

[sptrawler]

It was well reported across both the Local Radio and Radio National networks today from ABC.

I stand corrected, fortunately I will be in the "golden states" next week and will be blessed with the wonderfull unbiased reporting that you enjoy.
By the way where is Wodonga?LOL

 

[Julia]

I stand corrected, fortunately I will be in the "golden states" next week and will be blessed with the wonderfull unbiased reporting that you enjoy.
By the way where is Wodonga?LOL

I'm sure your post is tongue in cheek and that you're entirely aware that ABC Radio is networked across the whole country. Just a case of tuning in.

 

[sptrawler]

I'm sure your post is tongue in cheek and that you're entirely aware that ABC Radio is networked across the whole country. Just a case of tuning in.

Well have to be honest.
Yesterday I was helping an 81 yr old bloke, fixing up his reticulation, that some shonky sparky ripped him of $130 and fixed nothing.
Then after that I was fixing my daughters cistern, ended up replacing the inlet valve.

So no, I didn't listen to the radio, I tend to respond to what I have time to read on the internet and try to balance that with what I read on the forum.

Therefore if someone has any issue with my responses, feel free to tell me to shut up, saves me from another job.LOL

 

[MrBurns]

If you don't already get onto the ABC web site The Drum and have your say, you should, I've been doing it for a long time, they publish me most of the time now because I get the lefties in a spin and create quite a stir, and if you get in there as well it wil help give the socialists a bit of opposition.

Here's one article but there are plenty of others published daily -

http://www.abc.net.au/unleashed/4395012.html

The Drum

http://www.abc.net.au/news/thedrum/

 

[dutchie]

Gillard started with a lie.
Gillard ended with a lie.

 

[sptrawler]

If you don't already get onto the ABC web site The Drum and have your say, you should, I've been doing it for a long time, they publish me most of the time now because I get the lefties in a spin and create quite a stir, and if you get in there as well it wil help give the socialists a bit of opposition.

Here's one article but there are plenty of others published daily -

http://www.abc.net.au/unleashed/4395012.html

The Drum

http://www.abc.net.au/news/thedrum/

Thanks for the link MrBurns

 

[sptrawler]

Well I see Michael Pascoe, has at last seen the bells clanging, if he can see we have a problem blind freddy can.

http://www.theage.com.au/business/the-economy/bubble-of-the-boom-blowing-away-20121129-2ahn1.html

It will be interesting to see his bent on things as they go pear shaped.

 

[sptrawler]

Here is some reporting the opposition could use, to ask the "worlds greatest treasurer" some questions.

http://www.theage.com.au/business/p...so-far-20121129-2ainj.html?rand=1354183761806

The problem I see is focusing on Gillard, who has shown can be difficult to pin down, there should probably be a change of tack to the economy.
Which funnily enough the government is pushing, I think there may be a change of tack at the resumption of parliament.