Australian federal politics
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do you remember the 2 speed economy
mining and everyone else only spending goverment dough
Chinese bought
Now Chinese cut back 2 speed turns into no speed and no dough left
mining and everyone else only spending goverment dough
Chinese bought
Now Chinese cut back 2 speed turns into no speed and no dough left
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You really need to stop drinking the conservative kool-aid, noosard.
The government is a long way from broke - and after 18 month in the chair, it is time for them to stop blaming the last mob.
The government is a long way from broke - and after 18 month in the chair, it is time for them to stop blaming the last mob.
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Ah! ronan - your neo-con mob have set a new, western democracy world record for provable, bare-faced lying and blame shifting ...... and all you can say is "look over there".ronan01 wrote: I can only imagine how hard it will be for shorten and labor to tell the truth - might have to acknowledge that he and his mates created an economic crisis and are doing their best to make it work.
What does Pickering have to say about it?
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No, because it was the middle of a mining boom, the boom of a century.wazza wrote:Runs are on the board Ronan.
Australia did NOT have a recession during the GFC. FACT
Australia did well, for a while, despite Wayne Swans mismanagement - did he ever deliver a surplus?
He promised one every year, but think he failed to deliver.
Whining Bill Shorten, what has he done? except help ruin an economy and knife 2 prime ministers in the back
Oh, and he wants to have a carbon tax again and return to the failed boat policy - plonker - the man who wont be prime minister.
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Aus gov debt $397 billion (federal debt) and growing like Pinocchio's nose
only about 17000 per person
only about 17000 per person
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I think the Europeans including the Brits have much more reason to worry about debt than Australia. Howard, Rudd and Gillard left Australia in a very good position compared to other countries. Sure adjustments are needed but they can be done.
I think Smoking Joe needs to get on and start them and I reckon he isn't going to manage that unless he takes equity issues into account. The neo-cons don't control the Senate and possibly not the Liberal Party either. Put your brain into gear Joe.
I think Smoking Joe needs to get on and start them and I reckon he isn't going to manage that unless he takes equity issues into account. The neo-cons don't control the Senate and possibly not the Liberal Party either. Put your brain into gear Joe.
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For the bleeding heart liberal socialists, I'd love to trade Obama for the Aussie prime minister. Think about that.
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Doesn't require much thought - even by a socially aware, old fashioned liberal like me.glalt wrote:For the bleeding heart liberal socialists, I'd love to trade Obama for the Aussie prime minister. Think about that.
Wouldn't work - Obama would be too conservative in Oz, and Abbott would be way too liberal in the US for the Tea Partiers and rednecks.
psst! - he supports gun control
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Leftard totalitarians still think climate change is the greatest moral challenge of our generation.jackspratt wrote:Doesn't require much thought - even by a socially aware, old fashioned liberal like me.glalt wrote:For the bleeding heart liberal socialists, I'd love to trade Obama for the Aussie prime minister. Think about that.
Wouldn't work - Obama would be too conservative in Oz, and Abbott would be way too liberal in the US for the Tea Partiers and rednecks.
psst! - he supports gun control
Whining Bill Shorten wants a carbon tax, same as Obama.
Tax carbon and eat the rich.
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Tax carbon and reduce income tax. Only the communists are against that trade-off.
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Australia had the carbon tax don't seem to remember any reduced income tax
just power bill went up
just power bill went up
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JS wrote "and after 18 month in the chair, it is time for them to stop blaming the last mob"
true the goverment has not cut any spending and is still borrowing faster than then when little Johnny was running the show
Sooner or later there will be big cuts or bigger tax bills to be paid
true the goverment has not cut any spending and is still borrowing faster than then when little Johnny was running the show
Sooner or later there will be big cuts or bigger tax bills to be paid
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I don't think I could work with Clive Palmer. Hats off to Glenn Lazarus.
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Where the Australain goverment is going
Nigel Ray, deputy secretary of Treasury's fiscal group confirmed at a Senate hearing today that the current fiscal settings would never move the budget from the red to the black.
"There is no surplus across the 40 year projection period," he said.
Surpluses could only be achieved by making difficult decisions.
"There would need to be either the Government's announced policy or some replacement for them," Mr Ray said.
Those sentiments were echoed in conversations the ABC has had with senior bureaucrats who said that the Government has not settled on a consistent approach to the budget.
They believe there is now little appetite in Government for any more Budget repair.
"We can make the bullets," one said.
"But someone has to fire them."
ABC news
Nigel Ray, deputy secretary of Treasury's fiscal group confirmed at a Senate hearing today that the current fiscal settings would never move the budget from the red to the black.
"There is no surplus across the 40 year projection period," he said.
Surpluses could only be achieved by making difficult decisions.
"There would need to be either the Government's announced policy or some replacement for them," Mr Ray said.
Those sentiments were echoed in conversations the ABC has had with senior bureaucrats who said that the Government has not settled on a consistent approach to the budget.
They believe there is now little appetite in Government for any more Budget repair.
"We can make the bullets," one said.
"But someone has to fire them."
ABC news
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I hope when Abbott says good government started some weeks ago that he now thinks Pyne has failed to live up to the new standard. The mincing poodle is a fool.
If Abbott can't deliver a respectable budget then disaster is looming in that even bigger adjustments will be needed later. Given Abbott seems pretty ignorant on economic matters, he needs to replace Hockey who looks a bigger clown as the months pass. Abbott and Hockey don't seem to have the balls to whack the entitlement mentality of the Liberal supporters. Buddha help Australia.
If Abbott can't deliver a respectable budget then disaster is looming in that even bigger adjustments will be needed later. Given Abbott seems pretty ignorant on economic matters, he needs to replace Hockey who looks a bigger clown as the months pass. Abbott and Hockey don't seem to have the balls to whack the entitlement mentality of the Liberal supporters. Buddha help Australia.
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Boring
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I think OT needs a drink and to listen to some lively Isan music ...
GT .................
GT .................
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old-timer wrote:Boring
"I'm Bored"... " I'm the chairman for the bored" Iggy pop circa 197?????
I'm bored
I'm the chairman of the bored,
I'm a lengthy monologue
I'm livin' like a dog
I'm bored
I bore myself to sleep at night
I bore myself in broad daylight coz
I'm bored
Just another slimy bore
I'm free to bore my well-bought friends
And spend my cash until the end coz
I'm bored
I'm bored
I'm the chairman of the board
I'm sick
I'm sick of all my kicks
I'm sick of all the stiffs
I'm sick of all the dips
I'm bored
I bore myself to sleep at night
I bore myself in broad daylight coz
I'm bored
I'm bored
Just another dirty bore
All right doll-face
Come on and bore me
I'm sick
I'm sick of all my kicks
I'm sick of all the stiffs
I'm sick of all the dips
I'm sick
I'm sick when I go to sleep at night
I'm still sick in the broad daylight coz
I'm bored
I'm bored
I'm the chairman of the. . .
BORED!
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http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-03-19/c ... nt/6332758
Australia is still going fine at weekends ...
555+
Australia is still going fine at weekends ...
555+
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Well if OT has been listening to Iggy Pop this morning he'll be having a better day than yesterday and I can risk boring him again ...........................
I see Malcolm Fraser has died today. He'll be missed. Long after his years in political office I think he made a big contribution. He was a heavy lifter.
I see Malcolm Fraser has died today. He'll be missed. Long after his years in political office I think he made a big contribution. He was a heavy lifter.
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