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We've already have train builders in Australia. Like Downer EDI. They also needed government assistance to overcome financial problems. http://www.afr.com/p/australia2-0/nsw_on_track_to_profit_from_reliance_q6ziBXvMr2XwnHA3dEpnJN As if we need another train builder bidding for contracts.

Yep, he's a regular guy. The bogan type who wants to keep four wheel drive access tracks open to the public. Married man with five kids. Recently became unemployed when the saw mill he managed closed down. Could be a breath of fresh air having, a bogan in the Senate.

To my mind political journalist Lenore Taylor was very good. She made both sides of politics shut up because she knows her facts and can cut through the political spin. Especially when she tripped up Brandis. The Coalition attacked Labor for negotiating with the Greens and independents calling...

Don't know where you get your figures from but the bonds issued to pay for the NBN rollout are issued in stages as funds are required. When the NBN is finished it will be a valuable assets that will be sold. Maybe to a super fund that would appreciate utility types of income. It's also an asset...

Well it looks like the Liberal Democrats and Recreational vehicle party have something in common as regards to access to national parks. Anyhow some info on the Liberal Democrats who many people voted for accidentally due to their position on the voting slip and their name. Mr Leyonhjelm...

No it will take a while until candidates are eliminated, their preferences distributed and the final numbers are revealed. The minor candidates can do deals amongst themselves to put the Greens, Labor and Coalition last on their how to vote cards to assist the other minor candidates. However I...

Xenephon is a reasonable man. I imagine the motoring party would be anti Green, so it may not be that bad. I'm not sure how PUP will lean, probably conservative.

Looks like their may be 8 minor party reps also. Things could change of course as one minor change has a flow on effect. Australian Motor Enthusiasts. Australian Sports party Two Palmers Liberal Democrats Nick Xenophon Democratic Labor Party Family First So the Greens lose their influence come July

Yes, it seems they are losing their primary vote to "PUP" and "The Others" but getting them back through preferences.

I thought I'd make a passing comment on this. As it happens the industry experienced a downturn this last winter. They put it down to unseasonable mild weather. Not enough oldies dying from flu I suppose.

I just noticed in my electorate someone overnight removed every single Labor placard that was along my route to work. Not one remains. Someone must hold a grudge against Labor winning the negotiation to form government last election. This is a Liberal held set whose margin has slowly declined...

No, just a bit different in certain areas, one of which is Industrial Relations. I don't know that they will have the balls to swing the pendulum back in favour of the employers, though. List of things to do for business. Cut penalty rates. Reverse the sham contracting crackdown. Stymy...

That was stupid of Swan to think and say that. Swanny got sucked in by the politics of "Labor always has deficits, Liberals always have surpluses" The problem is due to the mandated way that treasury and the RBA work out the forward estimates. Over the four year period for the first two years...

Well to keep a property boom going would require another credit boom. I can't see that happening for a while. First our economy has to transition from the mining investment phase to the production and export phase of higher volume of commodities at lower prices. An interesting view I read from...

?????? Companies support those parties that will benefit their commercial interests. Like Ramsay Healthcare donating $600,000 to the Liberal party because the Liberal Party have policies that benefit them...

He's protecting his commercial interests. He really got peeved off back when Conroy reduced the free to air licensing fees by $250 million for Seven, Nine and Ten. Things went downhill from there. The fees were reduced to assist the FTA channels cope with the structural changes of going to...

I thought we were discussing fraud not tax receipts timing. With respect to fraud the point is people have the option now to report gst annually although they are required to pay quarterly.

For small and medium size businesses it's the annual tax returns that they check for compliance. The quarterly gst reconciliation for that size business has 3 choices for submission. Pay quarterly gst instalment amount (calculated by ATO) calculate and pay gst quarterly Calculate and pay gst...

Yes. They can't check them all so use procedures that attempt to identify the areas and businesses most at risk of being cheats. If the claims of such businesses fall outside of an acceptable window the alarms go off. So if a regular business wants to trade for a long time it's best to be...

Oh No. A baby drought til then. Midwives wail be twiddling their thumbs for a year and a half. ;)