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then it must have had inferior mgt to that in Norway and Sweden. maybe the Coalition can look at selling off the ABC and SBS too.

when did it ever have competent management or service?

Believe it or not Stran, I am not totally against some national ownership, as long as the enterprises are run efficiently and any spoils invested to grow national income, not shrink it. I think there's a case for partial nationalization of health care, and full for roads, rail, airports, dams...

The diff between the Scandos like Norway and Australia is the former doesn't sell national assets due to a paucity of public sector commercial acumen and guts. Sweden blitzes Australia as a value adding exporter. Both Sweden and Norway run current account surpluses. Australia doesn't know how.

yes. and the independents should have demanded Labor do the same, rather then give them to the leaky left Treasurer.

It's disturbing you forget in 2007, Labor refused to give all their policies to a Labor biased Treasury for audit prior to the election. It's disturbing how NSW Labor bankrupted the State. Considering Treasury has been so delinquent as to show overt Labor bias, their credibility is shot. Let...

It is not only Treasury's higher tax bias, but it's political bias. - The ideological slob Ken Henry stuck the knife into the Coalition's 10B water security plan to save the Murray Darling, claiming there was no cost benefit analysis. Details of the plan were later leaked from Treasury, to...

Based on the issues most important to the greens and the voting turnout, it seems Australia has a bubble in gays who want to marry. Suppose it helps reduce the population and global warming.

Heard Bob talking about making Australia a more loving society. It must be nice for him to express his love with other people's money.

Well I voted Liberal during the week, so want the Coalition in. But I think TA's poor judgment has seriously compromised his chances of winning the election. And as I said, I think he will do less damage than JG.

When I heard TA was not going to sleep for 36 hours, and then he actually talked about being depressed during the campaign, it drove the nail into the coffin for me.... I honestly think the guy is OCD, and combined with his bizarre talk about not trusting anything he didn't write down, and...

Well, I've decided tomorrow I am going to be a winner either way. If TA wins, yippee. If JG wins, yippee.....I just put 25k with IASbet on her. The winnings should cover 4 weeks in Europe with tbh. And I may yet double the bet before 730am tomorrow. The last two polls have shown Labor...

That's typical of the ABC.......their logic goes, the party with the biggest list spending the most is the warmest, fuzziest and most humane. Unfortunately, it would be beyond the acumen of ABC public servants to do a cost benefit analysis of each policy, and assess how the Christmas list is...

Actually Lizzie, societal change comes from having enough of life's staples for men to stop fighting over limited supply to feed their families. So the question becomes, are all cultures equal at securing life's staples? It seems you are saying they are not, which makes you a cultural...

So what you are saying Mandy is other cultures, such as Islamic ones which do not value women equally with men, are responsible for overpopulating the world, and should be - told what to do by PM Bob Brown - be given lots of aid to educate their population in the enlightened western feminist...

Of course, I hold to the line that Marxists realize the green movement is their most promising vector to a coup d'etat over individual liberty. Nothing like a beat up that the world is doomed if we don't have a Chairwoman Julia or Bob calling the shots. Of course, the accompanying necessity is...

The problem with the Coalition is they treat swingers as if they are informed, rational, and concerned about fiscal accountability....rather than dealing with what is really important to them. Swingers want a figurehead who makes them feel warm and fuzzy, one that they perceive as nice...

Thanks for revealing further how Greens voters think...

Mandy and Arty, can we presume you two are going to settle down with or without partners (doesn't matter which sex) and do what is right for the environment, and not breed?

Well, I just got back from voting and meeting with a few small business buddies from Albany Creek. These guys are brilliant for tracking the strength of the local economy, which incidentally has seriously slowed down. I did a pre-election day vote cos I hate commotion and wasting time in...