On Monday night, Mr Slipper released a statement saying he'd be happy to serve as deputy speaker "but certainly not on the basis of pairing my vote or guaranteeing confidence and supply to the government". Back in the early 1990s, it was his decision to rat on the Queensland Nationals to join the Liberals after the failed Joh For Canberra push that first attracted attention. Last year, it was revealed his mobile phone bill was larger than prime minister Kevin Rudd's.
Waynel, you're forgetting we're different categories - I'm a swinging voter, not someone who votes entirely on idealogical groundsSo you don't remember Mr No? (Pig Beazley?)
So much grist for the "leftists have no objectivity" mill.
I mean all of us political animals are a bit hypocritical, but the left takes it to new, unheard of levels.
Gillard accuses Abbott of being a "wrecker". It is not surprising, with her background, that she has adopted the Stalinist terminology.
With Stalin at the controls, technology was a "god", feverishly embraced for the Party in the name of Marx, Engles, and Lenin. Although many projects were successfully completed and moved the Soviet empire into modern times, goals often exceeded the available resources. Those who dared point this out were called "wreckers", accused of treason, and punished. By accusing "wreckers" of thwarting the plans of the State, Stalin was able to divert attention from the real reasons for the failure of his schemes
http://cidc.library.cornell.edu/dof/sovunion/captioned/coll_ind.htm
It is not surprising that Labor courted Peter Slipper as a rat. After all he has a history of being a rat, and once a rat...always a rat. I know this guy. I wouldn't trust him as far as I could kick him.
Hi.
Following is an extract from an engineer who has worked in optical fibre for 13 years. It is point 5 of a statement on NBN.
The "NBN" will be one of the largest single networks ever built on earth. There only a few companies who could do it - Japan's Nippon NTT,BT,AT&T; Deutsche Telekom etc. Even Telstra would struggle to build something on this scale. Yet we are led to believe that the same people who can't build school halls or install insulation without being ripped off are going to do it.???
Here at Telstra, we are laughing our heads off. Because when it all comes crumbling down, after they have spent $60+billion and the network is no more than 1/2 complete, it will be up to Telstra to pick up the pieces.(shhh don't tell anyone, its our secret.)
I do not subscribe to Telstra and this could be sour grapes.
Scary eh!
As for cost justification, that will not happen because it cannot be cost justified.
Cheers
He can also claim the distinction of being the biggest spender in the Parliament. His mobile phone bill was more than Kevin Rudd's and he has spent more on taxis and other transport than any other MP.
Waynel, you're forgetting we're different categories - I'm a swinging voter, not someone who votes entirely on idealogical grounds
I understand Mr Jenkins was even today - the first sitting day - absent for a period, allowing Mr Slipper to take the chair. Hardly an auspicious beginning if that's true.The bit that rattled Abbott was the independents all voted as a block for Slipper to sound a warning to Abbott.
Labor managed to claw back some ground on the pairing issue now I wonder how often Harry Jenkins will feel a need to be missing from the chair to give Labor an extra vote.
I heard this man who is apparently the world's richest person (move over Gates et al) and who has made his fortune in this field, interviewed on ABC "PM" this evening. He was (politely) very critical and said a mix of technologies would be far more appropriate.IFocus.
In today's Australian Carlos Slim Helu at the Forbes Conferance makes a statement on the $43 billion broadband installation by the Gillard Government.
I suggest you read it.
IFocus.
Try This.
Point 1. Fibre optic cable has a maximum theoretical lifespan of 25 years when installed in conduit. Over time, the glass actually degrades(long story), and eventually it can't do it's bouncing of light any more. But when you install fibre outside on overhead wiring, then the fibre degrades much quicker due to temperature variations and solar/cosmic radiation. THE GLASS IN THIS CASE WILL LAST NO LONGER THAN 15 YEARS.
Fibre is not the best technology for the last mile.
In today's Australian Carlos Slim Helu at the Forbes Conferance makes a statement on the $43 billion broadband installation by the Gillard Government.
I suggest you read it.
In todays Australian a spokes person for Conroy says it will last 30 - 50 years.
Cheers
Fair enough - I have a sneaking suspician that despite the banter, we voted in much the same (or even identical) mannerNo we aren't. If you will recall, I was an outspoken critic of Johnny Rotten and the putrid state of the gu'mint under the Liberals.
Yes I have an ideological ideal, but it ain't either of the main parties. It's just that I'm particularly agin SD.
Hard to disagree with anything you've raised there. Thankfully by creating NBN Co they will avoid many of the pitfalls of the state government run pink bats fiasco, by handing over cash to beaurocrats who couldn't organise a chook raffle.I saw the same interview and didn't see what you saw. Methinks it is where you are sitting. I am a swing voter.
I don't see anything wrong in principle with installing a fibre network. I mean when the post office installed a copper network 80 years ago I don't think there were people saying it should only go to where it would make money and should be run by private enterprise.
Maybe there were people saying that but everyone got connected. We believed in egalitarianism then.
We spend billions on roads and no one bats an eyelid.
The big question in my mind is how efficinetly it will be done. Will Labor tender out the work properly and not let special interests rip off the public.
I am not so confident that they will succeed in this but at least they aren't the Vic or NSW state goverments who are hopelessly conflicted and incompetant.
If Federal Labour fail to run this properly, then they will deserve to lose the next election.
The Liberals have been hopeless in getting their heads around the issue and they need Malcolm. They also need some "tech-heads" as Abbott called them in Parliament. Where is the modern day Monash? All we have now is idealogues with lawyer training. (rant ends)
Respectfully disagree, Jones has form here. Watch Q&A if you don't believe me. In particular note the makeup of the panels.I saw the same interview and didn't see what you saw. Methinks it is where you are sitting. I am a swing voter.
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