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You say it like its a bad thing! :p If you think Shorten is an opportunist/political animal/ambition, just wait for Paul Howes :eek: For those who aren't familiar, a quick bio

Bill was on Australian Agenda this morning on Sky News. Performed quite well actually,. Whilst I don't agree with his politics in the main, I actually think he is a very capable politician and would be a legitimate contender for leader of the ALP when if and Julia's time is up.

Is Barry a climate change scientist? Between bushfires and cows flatulence, then we should be home and hosed. Just all need to become vegans and vegetarians!

Wow, you got that from my post? :confused:

Yes, that's it. Should have been a little clearer. Thanks Lizzie

One of the major unspoken factors I believe that is contributing to the current economic malaise that we are in, is the uncertainty around government policies and the influence of the Greens. You won't hear that in the cafe's / bars in Fitzroy or Balmain, but the lack of perceived legitimacy...

OO, this made me chuckle. Reminds me of the number of ABC radio listeners (John Faine 774) who each time Malcolm speaks, text/email in saying they are Labor / Green voters but would vote for him. Yeh right :rolleyes: This morning's session on 774 (Melbourne's ABC for those interstate) was...

the ETU have been a notoriously militant union. For those who aren't familiar, the Vic ETU withdrew support from the ALP before the last Federal election. But politics does make strange bed-fellows. Cast your mind back to the 2004 Federal election in Tasmania where Howard received a hero's...

Try telling that to the NSW tax payers with regards to the sale of NSW gov't owned electricity retailers.

For those who do not believe in human caused climate change let me ask you this. When you have an electrical issue with one of your properties and you get quotes and opinions of 10 electricians and 9 tell you the same story and 1 tells you another do you believe the one or the nine?

The Treasury revenue estimates throughout the noughties continuously under Howard/Costello under cooked these. How about the opportunity cost of not using these "bonus" funds more efficiently on areas such as infrastructure instead of middle class family tax benefits. It is one area that...

Carbon Tax isn't the illixir to all our global warming ills but its a start A price on carbon will eventually change decisions of consumers and businesses to renewables, if they exist of course and if the tax is high enough. As any tax impost does have on a specific output relative to their...

They did exactly the same thing during the rollout of the GST.

Don't under-estimate our ability to forget anything than happens more than 5 minutes ago.... Back in 1992, the then Kirner led-Victorian government were kicked out of office after a littany of financial fiascos that makes this Fed Government look like an economics masterclass. They were back...

Yep. Peter Garrett is the Minister for School Education, Early Childhood and Youth since September 14 2010. Rudd had previously demoted him to Minister for Environment Protection, Heritage and the Arts in February '10.

A 'climate heat' bubble if you will!