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By Malcolm King, published 15/8/2016The two major parties are neo-liberal 'light'. In fact, the Liberals have left the field completely.
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Posted by interactive, Monday, 15 August 2016 8:07:07 AM
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The recent nuclear fuel cycle Royal Commission tried to help by recommending SA take nuclear waste from overseas. After some initial outlay the mechanics of which were vague this enterprise was supposed to not only employ thousands of people but eliminate state taxes. So far it's looking like going nowhere.
Nonetheless the potential exists. Olympic Dam is the world's largest uranium deposit and SA lost its nuclear virginity with the Maralinga A-bomb tests. If SA went nukular and there was adequate transmission not only east but west across the Nullarbor SA could help Australia phase out coal. Instead we have fantasies about batteries powering the nation. SA could be rich but the dreamers choose for that not to happen. Posted by Taswegian, Monday, 15 August 2016 8:36:42 AM
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The problem is compounded by an idiotic labor government in power for 16 yrs. The massive expenditure on renewable power has drastically increased the cost of business.
I guess that NSW will have to accept refugees from socialist incompetence. Posted by Shadow Minister, Monday, 15 August 2016 8:45:32 AM
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Will the SA cancer spread? Any casual reading of the Australian newspaper would suggest it would, (until trying to balance the news of huge bank profits).
According to that newspaper, the "Golden God of China" will save our bacon...if not for Scott Morrison and Malcolm Turnbull incompetence. Here is a suggestion to the management of the Australian, run your paper as a candidate next election! Posted by diver dan, Monday, 15 August 2016 9:22:55 AM
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An afterthought:
The Australian....sophisticated and scurrilous ....! Posted by diver dan, Monday, 15 August 2016 9:32:40 AM
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Good point Diver,
I don't think the cancer will spread, but it will kill the host in SA. The story below is the type of stuff News Corp is feeding its shrinking readership. http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/opinion/rick-goodman-how-a-year-in-adelaide-opened-my-eyes/news-story/f0c995a726d3d3605289a078ba2a5b0f I remember the Bjelke-Petersen PR spin in the Courier Mail but its got nothing on this. Some of the pro SA comments are produced by a PR agency. Jeeez! But the real problem is old plant, old thinking, entrenched parochialism, a do-nothing Liberal party in SA and the fact it has been living off other state's GST contributions (soon to change). 50 per cent of SA gov revenue comes from Canberra. The state can't continue going on like this. Posted by Malcolm 'Paddy' King, Monday, 15 August 2016 9:34:28 AM
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The ABS projects a "net gain of one international migration every 2 minutes and 36 seconds, leading to an overall total population increase of one person every 1 minute and 30 seconds."
http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/0/1647509ef7e25faaca2568a900154b63?OpenDocument
So this is not all bad news, because Australia still has "jobs and growth", and there is still some real estate left to sell to immigrants.
The real issue is whether Sydney and Melbourne can absorb the immigrants, as few other areas can.
As for areas such as SA, they will have to start an iron ore mine or a coal mine.
Or learn to suck the wealth out of areas that do have iron ore mines and coal mines, as Sydney and Melbourne has learnt to do.