A disgracefully inaccurate article. All the government is showing is contempt for the Australian public. And by initiatives like the carbon tax, which has been legislated in a way which will make it it very difficult to reverse by any subsequently elected government, they show contempt for the democratic process. My view is that such an approach should only be legal with the backing of a referendum.

A referendum for this and everything else, Why would we need a govt; for We elected a govt too lead and that is what is happening. They can-not please every-body. Especially the ones that supported mr No. With pledges written in blood. That is one way of getting into a corner.

Rubbish.

It is closet socialists like Paul who think Governments are mean't to rule and not to merely govern at our behest.

It is closet socialists like Paul who believe our policies should be formed by' the world's top leaders in business, ICT, government and international organisations.' instead of by Australia electors.

It is closet socialist who refuse to see Australians intuitiovely and overwhelmingly rejecting the stupid socialist initiatives as evidenced in current politicial polling a la Liberal dominance, economic decisions a la non uptake of NBN, and general expression in letters to the editors, and much politoical commentary even by committed socialist media stooges and commentators, as well as the results of recent state elections.

One wonders where you Paul got your intuition from? Out of a socialist propaganda booklet I reckon.

As with the pink batts and school halls, Labor is well placed to show the world how to completely stuff up a good idea.

The NBN is headed for a financial melt down with cost estimates about 40% higher than in the business case, and indication of consumer resistance.

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/national-broadband-network-could-cost-50bn-with-returns-at-risk/story-fn59niix-1226207543617

With the impending demise of the Durban conference, Australia is set to become the most highly carbon taxed country in the world by about 10x the nearest other country, with 90% of the world's emissions having no tax at all. Combine this with an audit of Europe's ETS which shows that the nearly $300bn has made no difference to emissions, showing that direct action is far more economically efficient, and we have a Labor policy that is a stuff up delux.

http://www.businessspectator.com.au/bs.nsf/Article/UBS-slams-EU-carbon-scheme-report-pd20111122-NURHJ?OpenDocument&src=hp29

Labor shows the way in climate change and ICT the way the Greek socialist showed the way financially. The only awards the Labor party is likely to attract for its policies is a Darwin award.

SM is bak. with some very juicy misinformation written by toni. The NBN is 20 year job yet all the facts are on the table now. Great stuff.

579,

Not written by Tony Abbott, but from a report by Greenhill Caliburn, a financial company commissioned and paid by Labor.

The business case put forward by NBN Co at the very beginning was criticized for providing a razor thin 7% return on investment over 20 years based on optimistically low construction costs and optimistically high take up figures.

Given the blow out in construction costs, the NBN is desperately trying to increase the price to consumers at 5% above inflation for a decade. The report, not surprisingly, says that is probably not going to be well received by the public.