Oz election thread #3 - Rudd's Labour

Yeah, you tell em, bungie!
We, the people, have spoken! And we'll be mightily pissed off if the Libs attempt to continue with their shenanigans! Evil or Very Mad

(Nice to see you again, btw, bungie. Very Happy

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bungie wrote:

Heaven help any Coalition member who wants to start screwing the workers again with unfair work laws. The people have spoken .
Come next election, the workers will looking to see who has been
fair to them and who hasn't.

It's a lesson johnny learned the hard way.[/color]

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vikorr wrote:

It is becoming increasingly obvious to me that the current inflation experienced by Australia is mostly out of reach of the RBA influence.

Who then is the inflation going to hurt? - Struggling businesses and battling homeowners.

Yep, & they're the very people who are showing restraint in their spending .... simply because they haven't any choice!

I think the Reserve Bank & the federal government are going to have to take a fresh look at inflation control strategies. The current approach is sending some lower income folk to the wall, while (apparently) having little impact on the spending of those with lots of cash to splash. I doubt that having an alarming numbers of low income people losing their homes, because they can't keep up with the interest rate rises on their mortgages, could be considered a great inflation reduction tactic! Rolling Eyes

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Poor old Mr 9%! :wink: :

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/imagedata/0,,5897373,00.jpg

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http://www.theage.com.au/ffximage/2008/02/19/wbTOONleunig2002_gallery__562x400,0.jpg

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Thanks for the welcome back msolga :-)

msolga wrote :-

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I swear, every time I hear that "working families" jargon, I get turned seriously off! Ugh!

Where the hell did this jargon come from, anyway? Australians don't talk like this. Confused

There is one I would like to add to that ....

" The Mums and Dads investors" ..

Isn't that a nice homely phrase ? Almost enough to make you puke ....

So where does that leave the childless investors ?
Ok, had my rant for today ... Evil or Very Mad

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I'm seeking Ideas as to what to do with 100,000 left over workchoices mouse mats.

Some ideas so far.

Put a sticker above the word Work. Stick two ends together and make a stubby holder.
You are therefore declaring your Afterwork choices.

Shred em and use for mulch.

Give them to kindergartens and primary schools to cut into pretty shapes for parents. We paid for em already anyway.

Any good ideas?

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dadpad wrote:

Shred em and use for mulch.

Give them to kindergartens and primary schools to cut into pretty shapes for parents. We paid for em already anyway.

Any good ideas?

Mulch seems the best option, dadpad. At leat that's environmentally friendly! Very Happy

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Cardboard cut-out leaders #1

Oh for heaven's sake!
The Lib parliamentarians must work on Fridays, just like most other workers? Surprised

How outrageous! What an unreasonable expectation!
They obviously need a good union to defend their working conditions & they need one now! :wink: Laughing

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Send in the (cardboard) clowns: Parliament in uproar

http://www.theage.com.au/ffximage/2008/02/22/majcardboardrudd_wideweb__470x313,0.jpg

Liberal member Don Randall brought a life-sized cut out of Kevin Rudd into the chamber.

Jewel Topsfield
February 23, 2008/the AGE

WHEN the PM went away, Australian democracy was at play, with Parliament disintegrating into a high-farce shambles.

Proceedings were twice suspended after four rebellious Opposition MPs were booted out of the chamber, including one who had to be escorted out by the serjeant-at-arms after defying an order to leave.

The Opposition is angry the sittings will not include question time, have no proper votes and do not record quorum, which means Mr Rudd and senior ministers are not required to attend.

Mr Rudd and Indigenous Affairs Minister Jenny Macklin skipped the first session to visit an indigenous community in NSW. ...<cont>

http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2008/02/22/1203467387056.html

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Cardboard cut-out leaders #2:

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Way ahead of you, Brendan! :wink:

Interesting, isn't it? First we had Alexander skipping parliament because he couldn't stand Julia's "whining", & now this! They're really sore losers, aren't they? Rolling Eyes

Hell, we had to put up with Alexander's whining for 11 years, Howard's lies & bullying, Ruddock's "interesting" interpretations on the plight of asylum seekers, etc, etc .... & that was bloody awful ... agony, in fact!

This lot are behaving like naughty children, throwing tantrums because they can't get their own way any more. I seriously doubt it's winning them any new fans out in the electorate! Pathetic!

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But this, of course, was the most important news of the week. <gulp>:

Time running out on climate
Chris Hammer
February 22, 2008/the AGE

AUSTRALIA may need to slash its greenhouse gas emissions by as much as 90% by 2050 as part of a massive global effort to avert the most devastating effects of climate change, the Rudd Government has been warned.

In an alarmingly pessimistic assessment of what is happening to the world, Canberra's chief adviser on climate change, Ross Garnaut, has declared that time is running out faster than almost anyone predicted.

Releasing his interim report, Professor Garnaut said existing targets for reducing greenhouse emissions may not be enough to save the situation.

"Australia should be ready to go beyond its stated 60% reduction target by 2050 in an effective global agreement that includes developing nations," Professor Garnaut said. ...<cont>

http://www.theage.com.au/news/environment/time-running-out-on-climate/2008/02/21/1203467284213.html?page=fullpage#contentSwap1

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What the Garnaut Report says. (including link to the report):

http://www.theage.com.au/news/environment/what-the-garnaut-report-says/2008/02/21/1203467281205.html

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It's gotten sort of boring, hasn't it?

<yawn>

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Well, there's this. (But we already knew it anyway, yes?):

Nelson, Coalition hit all-time low
Samantha Maiden
March 03, 2008/the AUSTRALIAN

BRENDAN Nelson's rating as preferred prime minister has slumped again to a record low of just 7 per cent.

The latest Newspoll survey, published exclusively in The Australian tomorrow, reveals the Rudd Government's two-party preferred vote has also soared to 63 per cent, an increase of six points since the last survey two weeks ago and more than 11 points since November's election win.

The Coalition's vote, based on preference flows at the latest election, has slumped to just 37 per cent.

Support for Kevin Rudd, who yesterday celebrated his first 100 days in office, has also increased again, with a record 73 per cent of voters now convinced he would make a better PM than the Opposition Leader.

Just 9 per cent of voters surveyed in the last month's Newspoll preferred Dr Nelson's leadership over Mr Rudd, making him the first Opposition leader to sink into single digits. His support has now slipped a further 2 percentage points.

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23314736-601,00.html

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Oh & this: the white blokes' fest.:

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Screwed again. Sigh.:

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Funding cuts to pensioners & carers, Kevin? Surprised

Surely not!:

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/imagedata/0,,5926118,00.jpg

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Had to laugh this morning as I was driving along, listening to Helen (Razor) on the ABC. The topic of "charm" came up. (In the context of what charms you?) Caller after caller rang up about poor Brendan's utter lack of charm. It was suggested he'd had a "charm by-pass". But what could be done to help him out & improve his appeal within the community? Was it his eyes that were the problem? Or that terrible haircut? One caller suggested that it was his unfortunate phyiscal resemblance to Billy Bob Thornton! A real turn off! Laughing

Meanwhile, yet another poll confirmed that things had gotten even worse for him ....
Gosh, you wouldn't be Brendan for quids right now, would you?

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