why do people assume if your against the Libs your a labor supporter?
Maybe someone can explain to me why people in the bush vote Nats?
Apparently they get a raw deal even after 10 years of the coalition in office.
Because "work choices" was all we heard being droned on about negatively by labor before the election - especially the day before.
So if you are going on negatively about "work choices" it infers labor by association.
And did labor correct it during their three years?
Cool. I am anti-middle class welfare and pork barrelling, which sums up a distaste for both major parties just nicelyBecause "work choices" was all we heard being droned on about negatively by labor before the election - especially the day before.
So if you are going on negatively about "work choices" it infers labor by association.
Prominent Nationals Senator Barnaby Joyce has poured scorn on independent Rob Oakeshott over claims he sought a NSW ministerial post when he was a state member.
Mr Joyce described as "rubbish" a comment by Mr Oakeshott that he could not recall the conversation that he had in 2007 with NSW Premier Morris Iemma about becoming a minister.
Reports in News Limited papers allege Mr Oakeshott - who is set to reveal today if he will accept an offer from Prime Minister Julia Gillard for a regional affairs role - pushed for the state role. At the time, Mr Oakeshott was the state independent member for Port Macquarie, having defected from the Nationals.
No I think it's smart politics Calliope. Mr Oakeshott seems to need little help in doing himself over, no need for the Coalition to expend any political capital on him.For some strange reason Abbott has asked his members to go easy on him. Does Oakeshott have something on Abbott. Abbott said last Tuesday that the two stooges acted "in good faith." Anybody so gullible cannot aspire to be PM.http://www.smh.com.au/federal-election/joyce-pours-scorn-on-rubbish-oakeshott-20100910-153n8.html
Goodness, noco, you're fortunate not to be chased up and slammed by Timmy here for suggesting the above on the 2PP!It's a Gillard Government by default.
Less seats.
Less Primary vote.
Less two party preferred.
Again, here's a statement in quotation marks with no attribution."The Libs & Nats have a profoundly successful ability at attracting a disproportional quantity of the most embittered,politically pungent elements of Australian society as supporters-A dark,angry,belligerent underbelly that believes the only acceptable outcome of any political contest is the one they believe in."
What I found amusing from Oakeshott's speech was that even though he thought he was teasing everyone by delaying stating which way his decision went, it was apparent from the speech itself that it could only be for the ALP. He several times mentioned "the next 3 years of government", but as I understand it, there would be no "next 3 years of government" if he voted for the Coalition, as that would have given 75/75 and a new election.
As well as the being the "minister for pork-barreling", other relevant ministryships come to mind. Minister of Procrastination, Minister of Delusions of Importance, etc.
Wilkie threatens to block mine tax
Saturday, September 11, 2010 » 07:33am
http://bigpondnews.com/articles/TopStories/2010/09/11/Wilkie_threatens_to_block_mine_tax_511713.html
Independent Andrew Wilkie has threatened the Gillard government's mining tax, warning he will block it unless it is fundamentally redrawn and possibly expanded to capture profits from more mining companies.
Mr Wilkie, the first independent to pledge his support to Labor in the hung parliament, says the proposed mining tax is 'unsatisfactory', must be redesigned from scratch and should be included in next year's proposed tax summit along with the rate of GST.
His position sets up a showdown with Prime Minister Julia Gillard and Treasurer Wayne Swan, who wants the mining tax excluded from the summit and has refused to canvass changes to the GST.
Mr Wilkie told The Weekend Australian that unless the mineral resources rent tax was changed he would oppose its legislation if it were introduced into the House of Representatives.
'I think we need to go back to the drawing board because the MRRT as it is currently designed is unsatisfactory,' he said.
Although he would not specify his preferred changes to the MRRT, saying experts should be consulted, Mr Wilkie suggested the tax could be applied to a wider number of mining companies.
Mr Wilkie, who said the nation's richest companies could pay more tax, told The Weekend Australian he would write to the prime minister to urge the inclusion of both the mining tax and the GST at the tax summit.
What has been given to Arbib?The two assassins Shorten and Arbib have been rewarded.
What has been given to Arbib?
Surprise to see Penny Wong made Finance Minister.
Can't see any reference to what is to happen with Chris Bowen, who I'd have thought was one of their best performers.
It's hard to imagine the atmosphere around the Cabinet table being anything other than, um, a bit tense.
If the two top positions had been occupied by Lindsay Tanner and Stephen Smith, I could have voted for Labor.
Bill Shorten, has been promoted to the outer ministry as assistant treasurer and minister for financial services and superannuation.
Mark Arbib has been given "greatly increased responsibilities" for indigenous employment and economic development, social housing and sport.
Step daughter of the prime minister of the commonwealth of australia doing a titty mag
Nice
Shows how much control she has over the first bloke and his daughter.
Why should she control the nation if she makes us all look this bad.
Step daughter of the prime minister of the commonwealth of australia doing a titty mag
Nice
Shows how much control she has over the first bloke and his daughter.
Why should she control the nation if she makes us all look this bad.
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