re JamesH, Monday, 2 April 2007 9:13:24 AM agree totally on "It is not possible to compare the current rate of employment between today and 30 years ago, because the government has changed the way that unemployment is measured." Also how great is our economy when we have the greatest foreign trade deficit ever, and personal debt in
Australia is massive.

one reason unemployment may be low is because of the aging population retiring and opening up a big hole in the labour market.
Also the failure of government and Business to train people.

At the moment it is a workers labour market, unlike 15 to 20years ago when 200people would apply for every job. When the wheel turns and it finally becomes an employers market again, maybe by importing lots of overseas labour or the changing of the population demographics then these IR laws will be ruthlessly applied. Thats when the full force of these new laws will really hit home.

John Howards not finished yet either, he has more IRlaws planned if he gets in again as one of his ministers inadvertantly blabbed and was immediately silenced by the party.

I know this may sound like a conspiracy theory. But I wonder?

Who really runs the country?

For example all politicans including Howard and Rudd will say that they represent the people of Australia. My problem is, do they represent all of us, or only a small exclusive segment of society.

In today's SMH there is an article which shows that the squeeze applied by the federal government onto the public hospital system is forcing Australians into the private health care sector. In the last 20 years public hospital beds numbers have fallen by 29%.

http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/federal-squeeze-forces-a-shift-to-private-beds/2007/04/01/1175366081077.html

The government has laws which apply one way, when the government is concerned and another direction when it involves one of us ordinary voters, who do not make party contributions.

There is a big difference between deliberately instilling fear and informing people of the consequences of particular policies. Let’s be sensible.

“We must all fear the indifference of a good man.” But how does the “good man” know he is being neglectful?

And if you don’t believe me you’re all gonna die at the hands of a shock jock keyed up on cocaine while your best friend steals your boots and raids your fridge.

As the old saying goes: “Always look on the dark side of life.” Dut dee dut dee da.

Fear and lies if we understand only some fall for them and vote as a result of them we can move on.
Both are used by politicians who themselves are afraid you only have to look at the insult to our intelligence in the anti Rudd storm of lies.
It should be clear to most of us it back fired and gave Rudd a boost in the polls.
It looks clear that the conservatives have not yet taken the time to consider policy's like workchoices that drive votes away.
I advise them to take a breath and consider if its too late to take better policy's to the impending election.

Belly you are talking about better policy's

I havnt seen any and i would guess that the people will not until after labors conferance when policy will be decided.

Maybe may we will see what labor is going to do otherwise it is just hype and cr#p that you are peddling.

If you have policy's show them

Unlike Labor The Australian Peoples Party has policy's and also a platform statement as I call it.

Labor nothing just talk/spin nothing more.

www.tapp.org.au