TS, all that's missing is a witch hat and a broom...
If she is going to ride the broom, I hope it is solar powered!!!!!!!!!
The Gillard Government
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If she is going to ride the broom, I hope it is solar powered!!!!!!!!!
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Well trainspotter, that just about sums it up, there is nothing like a graphic representation to show how bad it is. Well done a picture says a thousand words.
Just wish we had something to show for the debt.
Oh well just another 10 years of being flogged to pay back labors spend fest.
One good thing is another generation gets to learn first hand what a labor government does to your future.
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Latest Newspoll has fluctuated slightly, however, still has labor well behind.
Full article from the Australian by Dennis Shanahan:ALP fails to profit from Liberal ructions: Newspoll
This paragraph caught my eye:
IFocus - are you a labor MP or in some official capacity for labor? Because your "sustained attacks against Mr Abbott" have been quite noticable lately...
And Essential Media also put out a poll yesterday: http://www.essentialmedia.com.au/essential-report/
Full article from the Australian by Dennis Shanahan:ALP fails to profit from Liberal ructions: Newspoll
This paragraph caught my eye:
IFocus - are you a labor MP or in some official capacity for labor? Because your "sustained attacks against Mr Abbott" have been quite noticable lately...
And Essential Media also put out a poll yesterday: http://www.essentialmedia.com.au/essential-report/
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God bless The Australian or not, Labor is toast. They could only manage a slight bounce in the numbers despite the recently wrecked furnature inside the house of Liberal.
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Yes, and furniture that Turnbull helped to wreck. Whose side is he on? One wonders if his role for labor is to upset the coalition as much as possible. Seems more than coincidence that Turnbull chose the timing of his dummy spit when labor's strategy was to attack Abbott negatively as much as possible. One would think Turnbull has really burned his bridges to contest Coalition leadership now.
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Well Julia has realised she is surrounded by dip ships. She is scrambling to find anyone, who can save her from blowing another 100billion on something they don't understand.
Its called the economy, I would suggest Julia, Kevin and Wayne do a T.A.F.E course to learn a bit about it.
Anyway a big vote of confidence in Wayne from Julia, I don't think.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/nat...personal-adviser/story-fn59niix-1226067206171
A bit like when Kev 07 hired Peter Costello, because he thought Costello was really clever. That was after 10 years of bagging him.
The only thing that will save this government is if the independents are stupid enough to hold ranks. If they are, the next election will be the biggest landslide in history.
Its called the economy, I would suggest Julia, Kevin and Wayne do a T.A.F.E course to learn a bit about it.
Anyway a big vote of confidence in Wayne from Julia, I don't think.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/nat...personal-adviser/story-fn59niix-1226067206171
A bit like when Kev 07 hired Peter Costello, because he thought Costello was really clever. That was after 10 years of bagging him.
The only thing that will save this government is if the independents are stupid enough to hold ranks. If they are, the next election will be the biggest landslide in history.
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Actually poor old Malcolm is starting to look as though he has a vested interest in ensuring Julias carbon tax gets up. Maybe he has invested some of the family fortune in carbon positive investments, maybe he has invested too much in a positve labor outcome.
These things normally come out in the wash.
Anyway no matter what the outcome neither side likes a person whose allegiance wavers issue to issue. They should run as independents if they can't gain support for their ideas from the party behind closed doors. That's what integrity is about.
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Watched Q&A last night. That comedian guy in the dark glasses isn't available to become PM is he? Austen Tayshus I think, he dealt expertly with Lee Rhiannon, and the two other pollies.
Interesting to see Nicola Roxon on there. Here is someone in the sweetest of sweet spots in todays Australia. Not for her the soul (and potentially career) destroying Ministries of Climate Change or Immigration. Time enough to pick up the kids from the parliament creche, and the sisterhood there to watch her back.
Gillard will be dragged kicking and screaming from the PM'ship, the sisterhood will see to that. Don't say meouw to us.
That was an untruth about Nauru last night. Only 40% of the refugees that passed through Nauru were subsequently accepted in Australia as refugees.
Interesting to see Nicola Roxon on there. Here is someone in the sweetest of sweet spots in todays Australia. Not for her the soul (and potentially career) destroying Ministries of Climate Change or Immigration. Time enough to pick up the kids from the parliament creche, and the sisterhood there to watch her back.
Gillard will be dragged kicking and screaming from the PM'ship, the sisterhood will see to that. Don't say meouw to us.
That was an untruth about Nauru last night. Only 40% of the refugees that passed through Nauru were subsequently accepted in Australia as refugees.
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Well the cracks are starting to widen, even Ferguson is starting to see the light. You can't run a country with a minority government that is dependent on the support of loonies. Actually I am not sure which section is the loonie element, labor, greens or independents.
The comments at the end of the attached article are fairly inflamatory.
http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/business/a/-/wa/9610739/ferguson-backs-uranium-nuclear-power/
Maybe Ferguson is positioning himself for a spill?
The comments at the end of the attached article are fairly inflamatory.
http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/business/a/-/wa/9610739/ferguson-backs-uranium-nuclear-power/
Maybe Ferguson is positioning himself for a spill?
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Those comments are tame and at least factual compared to the following,
One thing is for sure. There would be no love lost between the two.
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Jeez trainspotter that is a sure sign there is "trouble at mill" . Ferguson has a big power base and if Brown can't work with him it can only end up in tears for the Government.
But smiles all round for us plebs, at last a light at the end of the tunnel. Yeh
But smiles all round for us plebs, at last a light at the end of the tunnel. Yeh
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It's funny how people change when they are on the other side of the fence. Martin Ferguson today in the S.M.H
http://www.smh.com.au/travel/travel...leave-a-disgrace-ferguson-20110609-1ftsq.html
He didn't seem too worried about the cost to business when he was with the M.W.U or the A.C.T.U and Liberal were in office.
Maybe workers are hoarding leave because they are worried about job security with this government in office.
http://www.smh.com.au/travel/travel...leave-a-disgrace-ferguson-20110609-1ftsq.html
He didn't seem too worried about the cost to business when he was with the M.W.U or the A.C.T.U and Liberal were in office.
Maybe workers are hoarding leave because they are worried about job security with this government in office.
You have hit the nail on the head. And that's probably why the retailers are in a slump.
Everybody savings, because they watch the media too, and they are thinking we are in big trouble with this government.
Also Ferguson understands how big business work. (Swan will still be working it out in his retirement). If big business is not working, we are in trouble.
I do not think it will be long now.
Cheers
Yes, I think Ferguson has seen the light for some time now, particularly with the Greens.
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Unfortunately Julia is looking less and less like a leader as time goes by.
Trying to keep Bob under control seems completely beyond her. Now with a public stoush between Martin and Bob flaring it would indicate a major breakdown in discipline or else it's a precursor Labor might be getting another leader.
Her poor handling of the asylum seekers and no obvious improvement in measurable achievements must be worrying the power brokers in the party.
Also. not being personal, her voice and media projection is becoming nauseous. I am starting to notice she is even irratating the fairer sex in my household and that is saying something. They were just about celebrating in the street when Julia took office. LOL.
Just goes to show novelty wears off a bit like lipstick.
This was a poor government when Rudd was in charge and nothing much has changed.
Trying to keep Bob under control seems completely beyond her. Now with a public stoush between Martin and Bob flaring it would indicate a major breakdown in discipline or else it's a precursor Labor might be getting another leader.
Her poor handling of the asylum seekers and no obvious improvement in measurable achievements must be worrying the power brokers in the party.
Also. not being personal, her voice and media projection is becoming nauseous. I am starting to notice she is even irratating the fairer sex in my household and that is saying something. They were just about celebrating in the street when Julia took office. LOL.
Just goes to show novelty wears off a bit like lipstick.
This was a poor government when Rudd was in charge and nothing much has changed.
The current government equates part time to full time jobs.
Swan says there will be increase of 1.6 million by 2020.
In a report from a broker today...
Australia's unemployment rate stayed at 4.9% but the figures were weak, Full time employment fell 22,000 in May and part time rose 29,800 for a net gain of 7,800 compared with analyst forecasts of a 25,000 gain.
This is how the government give them the info. that they send out.
Am I missing something? If the part time average 3 hrs a day, how can it be a gain of
7,800?
This is just another "mind game".
Cheers
Swan says there will be increase of 1.6 million by 2020.
In a report from a broker today...
Australia's unemployment rate stayed at 4.9% but the figures were weak, Full time employment fell 22,000 in May and part time rose 29,800 for a net gain of 7,800 compared with analyst forecasts of a 25,000 gain.
This is how the government give them the info. that they send out.
Am I missing something? If the part time average 3 hrs a day, how can it be a gain of
7,800?
This is just another "mind game".
Cheers
Julia
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Mr Ferguson at least lives in the real world, unlike many of his colleagues and the whacko Greens.
Did anyone see Greg Combet on 7.30 this evening proclaiming that the Productivity Commission's report is a clear indication that "Australia must act". I haven't read the report but it seems to consider only some countries, France and Germany being those specifically mentioned in the interview where power prices went up 12% and 17% (I think) with pricing of carbon dioxide.
How can they get away with this?
On the basis of this report, it sounds as though Tony Windsor has now received all the confirmation he needed that "the rest of the world is acting", so is likely to give his support to the legislation.
It's all a bit like "Alice in Wonderland".
Btw, I absolutely cannot see Mr Combet as a Prime Minister, not ever.
Just for starters, Mr Combet, could you please get your teeth fixed. I know it sounds unreasonable, but when you are on my screen I can't stop looking at what appears to be a single front tooth.
Sorry to be making such a personal comment but it's true.
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This "Australia must act" because the rest of the world is doing it is becoming rather pedestrian. If Johnny put his hand in the fire and got burned would you? "South Korea is rolling out fibre optic cable so we must keep up with them" they shout "Or we will be left behind and become uncompetitive" they continue. "We must act on Global Warming before it is too late to save the planet" they all squawk "The facts are clear, we must save the environment by taxing CO2" they bellow. What a load of horse pucky.
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"egypt just overthrew its government"
Perhaps we should try it here. Yeah, pigs might fly too.
