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Peter Costello believes the Rudd Government is "rattled" and "unnerved", and has made some poor decisions.
On one hand the Rudd government was handing out $10 billion to boost retail spending before Christmas and planning to subsidise house insulation, while on the other it was trying to push through an emissions trading scheme and industrial relations legislation that would weaken the economy, he said.
"It seems to me as if this is a Government which is unnerved. It's unnerved because it's called the economy wrong,'' Mr Costello told Macquarie Radio.
"It didn't see this coming, it was administering the wrong medicine, and so what we get is we get these grand announcements almost on a weekly basis.
"The thing that worries me in all of this is that it's quite plain now this government is rattled and it doesn't have a good grip on the situation.''
"The latest explanation of course is there is some, as he calls it, neo-Liberal conspiracy,'' he said.
"It's all designed to say well it's not the government's fault, we're only managing the place, it's not our fault.''
On a side note, Parliament Question time in the House of Reps and Senate is back this week.
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The Coalition built up a 20 billion dollar surplus at the end of 2007. In November 2008, there is talk of a deficit. Same old Labor.
Yes, the financial crisis has a lot to do with this, but Labor are using it as an excuse to spend recklessly, and on election promises. But to be talking about a budget deficit so early on without trying other ways is ridiculous. Why are Labor talking about a budget deficit so early? Do they want us to go into recession?
A few weeks ago Wayne "half turkey half" Swan refused to even say the word "deficit" on television. Now they are sending out mixed messages, like Julia Gillard this morning on TV.
"Temporary" and "deficit" do not go together when Labor are in power.
By the way, Julia Gillard, how is the implementation of the "new computer for every student" going? Costs a bit more than you "planned" for, hey Julia. Oh dear.
Same old Labor, always spending.
September 19th 2008 09:45
Hear them cry:
'Let us strike over climate change'
Unions are moaning for the right to stike over "climate change", and are pushing for industrial laws to allow this travesty to happen.
ACTU president Sharan Burrow said that the unions are looking into the new enterprise-bargaining laws, and whether they're broad enough.
"Right now, (we're) not sure, but we want to look at the detail to see that it meets the test of a modern workplace," she told academics and students in Sydney today.
"How short-sighted is it of employers to say: `Oh, we don't want workers to go on strike about carbon-reduction solutions.'
"You'll say: `Well hang on, this is probably pretty important to your business and to the planet and to the working environment of workers.'
"We'll continue to push on that front."
Wonderful stuff Sharan. We need more strikes, especially about issues like "climate change". I wonder if she even knows what " man made climate change" is? I know about 31,072 scientists who actually believe there is no convincing evidence that the human release of carbon dioxide, or other greenhouse gases, will ever cause catastrophic heating of the Earth's atmosphere and disrupt the Earth's climate
Source: AAP
Qantas cancelled 18 flights today, and it looks likely they will have to cancel more tomorrow.
What are the causes of these cancellations? A pay dispute strike orchestrated by the Australian Licensed Aircraft Engineers Association (ALAEA). Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth are all being affected, as aircraft engineers demand a 5% pay rise, instead of the 3% pay rise Qantas are offering
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Wheat farmers let the Rudd Government know what they thought about the new wheat farming marketing laws. During Question Time today, farmers in the gallery jeered and booed the Labor ministers. It was quite humourous. The Labor ministers looked startled when they received the abuse.
Harry Jenkins (Speaker) pleaded with the farmers to calm down and respect the parliament. As Rudd was leaving the chamber, the farmers started chanting "We want Burke", referring to to Agriculture Minister Tony Burke
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Japanese reporters have lashed out at the proposed culling of kangaroos in Australia. The Japanese reporters see it as a case of double standards, comparing the culling with whaling.
Australia's Agriculture Minister Tony Burke was in Tokyo yesterday, defending the culling
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The paramedics union have completed a new survey with 350 Victorian paramedic officers participating. The results show that 87 per cent of those who completed the survey feel that fatigue is affecting their judgment when working.
Another alarming discovery coming from this survey is the fact that there have been paramedics who have fallen asleep while at the wheel. Inaccurate drug dosage and even the use of wrong drugs are also due to the officers being fatigued, putting the lives of patients at risk
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It's about time nine's A Current Affair were pulled up for some of their botchy stories. They are more interested in luring viewers than telling the truth.
The Australian Communications and Media Authority has found that the licensee of QTQ Brisbane, Queensland Television Ltd, breached the Commercial Television Industry Code of Practice 2004 in several broadcasts of A Current Affair about government support for children with autism which were critical of the performance of the then Queensland Minister for Disability Services and his department.
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