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Fast, censored internet? Or not? You choose!
Mr Abbott has campaigned upon a platform of economic responsibility having built up a formidable armoury of bullets to fire against the Rudd/Gillard Government after a number of costly project fiascos. However, he appears to have badly misjudged the mood of the electorate on the issue of the NBN. Ben Shipley, the managing director of Brisbane-based telco Comscentre, typifies the mood of...
July, 26 2010 • 0 Comments • 0 Faves
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Tired of the new metaphor already! Why not move-forward away from the silly rhetoric?
Julia Gillard PM announces the next election for August 21, 2010, and already, I am tired of the motor-vehicle-metaphor that forms the basis of the Labor party campaign. "moving forward", "driving ahead", "looking ahead", "turning back with Abbott", "backwards looking", "looking forward"...blah blah blah. It will become as tiresome as the former PM's "working-families" rhetoric...
July, 16 2010 • 0 Comments • 0 Faves
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Remember this? I still wonder about Kevin you know!
The Australian newspaper today published a story about Kevin. Today it was about Kev and his mate Rhys. Rhys Muldoon. But, before getting on to that...do you remember this one? Novices at the wheel of state - The Australian Psychologists would almost certainly have something to say about a leader who surrounds himself with young, inexperienced operators to the exclusion of more mature...
July, 15 2010 • 0 Comments • 0 Faves
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Part of the con: Kevin Rudd offers NSW $5bn lionshare of extra health cash - News.com.au
PRIME Minister Kevin Rudd will offer NSW a staggering $5 billion in extra health funding this morning as a final offer to convince the state's Premier, Kristina Keneally, to sign up to his national reforms. NSW will be handed the lion's share of an unprecedented national funding package, worth an extra $15.6 billion, under which the Commonwealth will lock in cast-iron health funding increases of 8.3 per cent a year. Victoria, where political resistance is strongest to...
April, 18 2010 • 0 Comments • 0 Faves
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Smoking tax 'would be cash grab' - ABC News
"They haven't done it for health reasons, they haven't suggested this measure for health outcomes, they've only suggested it because they are desperate for cash." Mr Dutton says if the Government raises the excise on tobacco it would be similar to its alcopops tax. "We've advocated since we've been in Opposition that the excise on tobacco should go up further," he said. "But this Government is not about addressing health issues, we saw that with alcopops, we saw it with...
April, 13 2010 • 2 Comments • 0 Faves
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Another roof-insulation-disaster waiting to happen?
NBN roll-out slammed over power lines Posted 35 minutes ago The roll-out of the Federal Government's national broadband network (NBN) in Tasmania has been criticised for its heavy reliance on overhead power lines. The NBN company says about 70 per cent of homes in the first three Tasmanian towns to form the network will be connected by overhead power lines. The Federal Government and Telstra are still trying to strike a deal on rental charges for underground tunnels and...
March, 24 2010 • 0 Comments • 0 Faves
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The G20 leaders walk into a bar. Who smiles the most?
Well he did secure press coverage saying things like “centre of world gravity just moved closer to Australia” and headlines such as Triumphant Rudd leaves as Obama battles on, so it’s no surprise the Prime Minister is looking like he’s just been told Christmas is coming twice this year. Santa Claus is bringing you a diplomatic coup, Kevin This set of photos were taken by News Ltd’s Kym Smith at the “family photo” gathering after the Pittsburgh G20 summit, which you can...
September, 27 2009 • 0 Comments • 0 Faves
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Kevin Rudd declines $1m paycheck - yes but!
PRIME Minister Kevin Rudd has rejected a call for his salary to be tripled to $1 million. Nationals Senate leader Barnaby Joyce made the call after the Remuneration Tribunal this week recommended a three per cent pay rise for MPs and senior public servants, a rise the Government has accepted. Senator Joyce said it was a commercial reality that the highest officeholders should be "within sight" of the sort of money someone in business is paid for running a...
September, 24 2009 • 0 Comments • 0 Faves
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PM plays co-host at climate talks, issues ultimatum
PHOTO Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has been a key participant at the United Nations summit on climate change. [AAP] Sabra Lane Last Updated: Wed, 23 Sep 2009 07:47:00 +1000 Australia's Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has issued an ultimatum to the country's opposition after playing a leading role at a forum on climate change at the United Nations. Mr Rudd co-hosted a round-table discussion with 20 counties on the obstacles to a deal on climate change...
September, 23 2009 • 0 Comments • 0 Faves
Me and my profession
