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The Federal Labor MP and the prostitutes. Fringe benefit?

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With regards this government's achievements:

8) Abolished WorkChoices.

- and replaced it with an act that has resulted in reduced productivity and is hurting the retail sector. An economic regression to the 1980s

9) Increased hospital funding by 50%. -

Another cash splash, The "health reform" gives money to the states with no accountability or guarantees only" targets.

10) Increased age pension by more than $100 for singles
and $76 for couples.

- another cash hand out. These are regularly reviewed anyway.

11) The Global Financial Crisis - Did what they had to do
and Australia came through stronger than most countries.

- Only after getting a surplus and huge financial boost from the Howard government. Even then completely stuffed up the stimulus packages with the pink batt and BER spending wasted, and continuing far beyond what was necessary, leaving a debt far greater than it needed to be.

12) Strengthening the economy and getting the budget
back to surplus by 2013 - 3 years earlier than expected.

- This is not an achievement, as it has not happened yet, and probably never will. By what economic metrics is the economy stronger now than in 2007? I can't think of one.

13) Developed a National School Curriculum.

- This has been under development for at least a decade.

14) Investing in Cancer Research and treatment centres.

- As have all governments before..

15) Cut taxes in the last 3 budgets.

- No tax cut in the last budget, in fact with bracket creep and flood tax most people take home less.

16) Record investment in infrastructure, like highways,
rail, and ports.

- Really?

17) Funding over 1,000 new nurse training places every year,
and we'll have additional 1,300 GPs by 2013.

- without residents training positions for them, so they go overseas.

18) Creating 130,000 new education and training places
plus 50,000 university places.

- Which are likely to be empty, as since 2007 foreign students have fled Australia.

I still cannot think of a Labor policy that hasn't vastly under delivered or been ditched.
Posted by Shadow Minister, Monday, 8 August 2011 2:49:25 PM
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SM,

You state that you can't think of a Labor policy
that hasn't vastly underdelivered or been ditched.
I can't think of a Liberal policy that achieved
anything positive for the nation. So I guess that makes
us even.

Anyway, we know what you think and why.

That is blatantly obvious. Were you to admit even one
good thing that Labor has done - this would be quite an
achievement in itself. Typically, only criticising Labor
with nothing better to offer - except that
you've saved the country money by cutting essential
services like health, education, aged care, pensions -
et cetera - doesn't work. As Ammonite
said - and you wonder why you lost the last election.
Keep doing what you're doing and you'll keep getting
what you've got.
Posted by Lexi, Monday, 8 August 2011 3:19:31 PM
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When I opened the thread, I decried the lack of action taken by the labor party in the Craig Thompson payment for prostitutes credit card fraud case.

I was wrong. The labor party did take action, they paid Thomson's bill for prostitutes in order to cover up the issue.

Juliar said

"I have complete confidence in the member for Dobell," she told parliament. I look forward to him continuing to do that job for a very long, long, long time to come."

Of course she has, as Juliar now has him by the B@lls.

Juliar may now be an accessory after the fact.
Posted by Shadow Minister, Wednesday, 17 August 2011 1:23:42 PM
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http://www.theadviser.com.au/multimedia/video
TWO YEARS!
Tut tut Shadow Minister.
But I thank you, in the end you helped me no end in demanding links.
I found the site informative
Posted by Belly, Friday, 19 August 2011 1:38:36 PM
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