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chops_a_must said:
The ord was a Barnett decision.
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That's right, he was ridiculed for the pipeline/canal idea. Why wouldn't he encourage investment from China, no one in Australia is interested.
However that doesn't change the fact foriegn ownership and soveriegnty is a Federal Government issue.
They have right of say over the actions of the Foriegn Investment Review Board.
All Barnett is doing is trying to develop the state, it is a shame the federal government are so useless they can't see past their own self serving ends.IMO
 
sptrawler said:
That's right, he was ridiculed for the pipeline/canal idea. Why wouldn't he encourage investment from China, no one in Australia is interested.
However that doesn't change the fact foriegn ownership and soveriegnty is a Federal Government issue.
They have right of say over the actions of the Foriegn Investment Review Board.
All Barnett is doing is trying to develop the state, it is a shame the federal government are so useless they can't see past their own self serving ends.IMO
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There's a disconnect in the logic there.
 
chops_a_must said:
Well, I know what's happening here at least. Most people who can, are leaving or about to. Including myself.
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Bon voyage.

At least in Qld your average rent isn't 600pw average.
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Are you sure? A house in my street, in a low employment, low socioeconomic regional centre, rents for nearly
$500 p.w. Brisbane eg would be a lot more.
 
Julia said:
Bon voyage.


Are you sure? A house in my street, in a low employment, low socioeconomic regional centre, rents for nearly
$500 p.w. Brisbane eg would be a lot more.
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Unfortunately for you Julia, I'm not leaving Australia. ;)

And nah, Darwin is the most expensive, or second most expensive capital to buy or rent, depending upon which metric you use.

Also the most crowded, and highest proportion of units.

Lowest vacancy rates as well. It's the equivalent of a karatha/ port headland situation.
 
chops_a_must said:
Well, I know what's happening here at least. Most people who can, are leaving or about to. Including myself.

At least in Qld your average rent isn't 600pw average.
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So where are you going to, Chops - moving interstate or staying in the Territory?
One of my kids is at uni in Darwin.....she loves living up there, but does find the costs very high.
 
Gillard switches from "days of governing" to "days of campaigning".

Ms Gillard told the National Press Club last month, when she named the election date for September 14: "I do not do so to start the nation's longest election campaign. Quite the opposite, it should be clear to all which are the days of governing and which are the days of campaigning.
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http://www.theaustralian.com.au/nat...n-western-sydney/story-fn59niix-1226586410041
 
Calliope said:
A foretaste of things to come.:xyxthumbs

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/nat...launch-attack-ad/story-fn59niix-1226586746590
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I can't see the point of that ad. In the short excerpts, none of the Labor politicians are heard to be saying that they are talking about their own party. Though we know from the brief introductory script that it is somehow related to Rudd's challenge, they could well be referring to the Coalition or almost about anything else when they speak. And even if one knew that it was about Rudd's challenge, then what's the point. He was unsuccessful.

The only thing I can think of is that it is providing a foretaste to Labor as to what to expect should they reinstall Rudd.
 
bellenuit said:
I can't see the point of that ad. In the short excerpts, none of the Labor politicians are heard to be saying that they are talking about their own party. Though we know from the brief introductory script that it is somehow related to Rudd's challenge, they could well be referring to the Coalition or almost about anything else when they speak. And even if one knew that it was about Rudd's challenge, then what's the point. He was unsuccessful.

The only thing I can think of is that it is providing a foretaste to Labor as to what to expect should they reinstall Rudd.
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Yes, it seems to miss the mark and is just a bit confusing. Perhaps the printed words on screen at the end would be better appearing at the start?
 
Julia said:
Yes, it seems to miss the mark and is just a bit confusing. Perhaps the printed words on screen at the end would be better appearing at the start?
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The printed words at the beginning explains it all. The u-tube is just a reminder what those Ministers said about Kevin Rudd at the time.

Pretty clear to me.
 
I got a Liberal flyer in the post today on Labor's border protection failures.

One wonders if the Libs are sniffing an election well before September.
 
drsmith said:
I got a Liberal flyer in the post today on Labor's border protection failures.

One wonders if the Libs are sniffing an election well before September.
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I wondered the same thing when I saw large hillboards go up in my area for the coalition candidates, they're definitely champing at the bit around here!
 
I think it would have been better for Gillard and rest of us if she just went on an overseas jaunt until she gets removed from her job:xyxthumbs
 

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