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They don't have money for hospitals but establish a committee relating to Barangaroo. Wasting more money on useless bureaucrats...

I don't see why we give any money to the car industry. It is unproductive, and uncompetitive. Waste of money.

An incredibly turgid book..

Re: Australian Politics Chatter Thread He's our treasurer ..

Very true. Debnam was a bit zealous with his public sector cuts, but the idea was right. Once again, the unions created a fear campaign. The wastage is in the back room, on the zillions of bureaucrats who debate over change management, continual restructure and PR management. Just go to...

Close attention when faced with no other choice. My gripe is the point made by Tim Colebatch from Melbourne. http://www.theage.com.au/opinion/a-whiff-of-worse-to-come-20081103-5gz1.html The economy is very finely tuned, no doubt about it. And I have inherent biases. However, the...

It has almost been 12 months since the last election, and it is probably about time that we reflect upon the performance of the Rudd Government since it came to office. Personally, I find it difficult to make any effective assessment of the performance of Government in light of the Financial...

Re: Australian Politics Chatter Thread It's incredible how the trend continues. One party at a Federal level. Another at a state level.

What's the correlation between demand for the Australian dollar and an Obama victory? A weaker US dollar perhaps?

McCain should have been the nominee in 2000. McCain was since nominated in a completely impossible political environment for any Republican, and suffered due to the incompetence of Bush. A decent man, who could have served the country well. As for Obama, lets hope his ability to inspire...

Re: Swanny! He's just so unsure. Particularly with impromptu questions. Anything which can't be answered by his pre-prepared lines is just painful to watch.

Re: Swanny! Sarcasm?

Fair comparison in terms of intellect.

Obama to win. A win for all. His words can finally be tested.

Please enlighten us.

Students get swept up by social idealism, only to realise once in the workforce, that such idealism amounts to nothing. Those who remain behind dwell on their idealism and the views of the way the world should be.

I agree with Tully. Society has past the point where we can effectively reintroduce corporal punishment mechanisms. Parenting used to support the social institutions. Now it works against them. Respect begins and ends in the home. Without that link in the socialisation chain, the individual...

http://www.smh.com.au/news/opinion/rush-to-change-laws-after-brush-with-henson/2008/10/26/1224955851147.html

Re: If someone votes for labor at the next state election, are they retards? srsly. LOL Incentive + Motivation = Incentivation

Re: If someone votes for labor at the next state election, are they retards? srsly. I share no common beliefs, however there are not many truer words spoken than that which I quoted..