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The Gillard Government

I think you're confusing political incompetency with a deep rooted moral destitution that extends all the way to the top. Had this government been politicly incompetent, it would have fallen long ago.

That though still leaves the question of whom you are going to vote for ?

The Greens ?

The Sex Party ?
 
Craig Thomson gets his day in court to, as he would say, to clear his name, but only after the Coalition steps up to the plate.

Manager of opposition business Christopher Pyne said yesterday the Coalition was prepared to offer Mr Thomson a pair so he could attend court.

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/vi...on-fraud-charges/story-e6frf7kx-1226567427152

It also seems that Craig doesn't mind being a little naughty when it comes to road rules.


http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/...drama-to-another/story-fndo1sdf-1226567076507
 
That is a very flimsy story by the Daily Telegraph.

How did the Daily Telegraph paparrazi (without speeding) keep up with Thomson if he ran two red lights?

Dr Smith, you used to be an objective observer but your standards are slipping posting crap like that.
 
That is a very flimsy story by the Daily Telegraph.

How did the Daily Telegraph paparrazi (without speeding) keep up with Thomson if he ran two red lights?

Have you never had a driver tear past you and run a red light only to catch up with them at the next set of lights?
 
What I am saying is "don't believe everything you read".

The photo of Thomson was probably taken while he was in his driveway (I don't think that is a crime).
 
What I am saying is "don't believe everything you read".

The photo of Thomson was probably taken while he was in his driveway (I don't think that is a crime).

I understand what you are saying in how the media can sometimes wrongly use an image that does not relate directly to the story for effect, although the caption under that one about where he was and what he was doing when it was taken was explicit.

Craig Thomson drives along the F3 while talking on his phone. Source: The Daily Telegraph

In any case, I doubt they have made the entire story up.
 
... the taxpayer has a fair bit invested in an experienced politician like Nicola Roxon. .

The Tim Mathieson (prostate-gate) knockers will be sorry to see her go.

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/opinion...or-that-im-sorry/story-e6frfhqf-1226567378260
 
Another case of a government trying to be Father Christmas. It doesn't work.
 
If you chose to believe the paparrazi obey all the road rules, then you are naive.

Where do I say I believe the paparrazi obey all the road rules? Just pointing out that what they reported could have been observed without speeding.
 

You still haven't told us whether you're going to vote for this rabble called the ALP. Pretty simple question.....either you're going to vote for them or you're not going to vote for them.
 
You still haven't told us whether you're going to vote for this rabble called the ALP. Pretty simple question.....either you're going to vote for them or you're not going to vote for them.


He'll still very likely vote for this rabble again, imo. He's gone to a lot of trouble to try and make the coalition look worse than his own rabble which means he is probably trying desperately to justify his voting intentions for the rabble...
 

That 1,500 for maintenance is ridiculous. I don't even comprehend how they can figure that. Do they just decide the need to subsidise an industry X amount of dollars, and throw it at them? Wish I could pick a school or two and offer my services for laptop maintenance, I'd be able to retire now.

The whole thing is a sham IMO anyway; all kids do on these things is play games on them anyway. They don't need a personal school laptop to keep them up to scratch with technology, they have it every where else anyway, possibly a few laptops or devices at home that they aren't allowed to use at school anyway, the money would be much better invested in... education... and... teaching kids things.
 

Reminds me of that allowance for pensioners for set top boxes. How much was it again? $350 or something like that? I bought a new one a couple of years ago and it cost me the grand total of $20!!! As for installation costs, you don't need someone to install it, you just plug a few things in!
 
Reminds me of that allowance for pensioners for set top boxes. How much was it again? $350 or something like that?

Actually, even that average amount was short of the mark. There were a huge number of pensioners who could receive the analogue system OK but when it came to digital, they could not get the signal. My sister was an example.

So, the procedure was to call the appropriate antenna expert (government paid) who came out and spent time assessing the signal (government paid).

If the signal was not strong enough for a consistently good picture on all of the channels the antenna expert (who had an interest in the signal not being good enough) returns with a satellite dish (government paid), decoder (government paid) and cabling (government paid) took the time to install all that, and test it all worked (government paid) and takes the time to show them how it all works (government paid).

That's why the high average cost - there was a huge amount of pensioners not being able to receive digital, particularly in regional areas where the analogue signal, which were re-transmitted from satellite by the Councils, was not going to be replaced by digital.

It should have been called the satellite subsidy instead of the set top box subsidy because that is where the costs blew out.

Cheers
Country Lad
 

Agree, It blew me away when I saw they were paying $1300 for a laptop. That would be a bulk price to government.
Just absolutely stupid, the universities are saying kids are finishing high school with appalling english skills. Talk about poor prioritising, this goon show has a great track record for that.
If a student is learning Mathematics, English, Physics, Chemistry, History. Where do they fit the time in for play on the laptop, school excursions to the snow fields, student free days.
Somethings got to give, it appears it has been the academic tasks, wonder why our kids rank poorly.
Shame they're not tested on computer gamming skills and mobile phone operation. We would be world leaders.IMO
No have a commitee formed to make report of what everyone knows.
 
I'd be suprised if they go full term now, it's getting so bad the Govenor General should get ready to step in.

Anyone who supports this mob now is seriously ignorant.
 
This shows how out of touch with mainstream Australia, Labor are.
They find Pynes comment, that Labor are unravelling like the Third Riech offensive and want an appology.
Yet they all sit back with stupid grins on their faces, while their leader dumps a bucket of nasty, personal, untrue crap on Abbott.
What planet are they on, they obviously have completely lost touch with the electorate.
The analogy of them with Hitler, is fair comment as they enact policy without letting voters have a say.
Gillards slagging off at Abbott was nothing but a cheap shot for publicity on the world stage.
It is indeed becoming farcical and even their own ranks must be feeling sick at the fiasco.

http://www.theage.com.au/opinion/po...ks-offensive-dreyfus-says-20130203-2dsat.html

Obviously Dreyfus isn't going to be an assett, what a goose.
He even bagged Abbott last year using a Hitler reference. No doubt he will feel Gillards wrath this week. She must be already cringing and thinking, come back Nicola, this ones an idiot.

The goon show moves on, unfortunately.
 
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