Belly, would you please tell me if it's the cling wrap, or the tar that makes a nurse continue for some minutes, talking about a TV program to another nurse, rather attend to someone at the counter of the nurse station.

Once you have that one, I'll give you another 50 to explain.

Come on mate, there is nothing like bullet proof protection from the boss to make a worker offer a less than adequate effort. Our public service has that in spades.

Dear rehctub,

We've always been Ambulance subscribers, and
have always paid for private health cover
as well. Luckily for us
we live in Melbourne - and have never had
a problem with anything, health wise. When
I needed an ambulance - it came within
approximately ten minutes - and I was rushed
to emergency at the nearest hospital. However,
I can appreciate the problems that people
living in rural areas encounter and hopefully
with health issues being on the current government's
agenda - these problems will be dealt with swiftly.
Providing of course that the Coalition doesn't
block everything.

Dear Individual,

Thanks for asking.

I did the best I could during the last election -
by voting for the government that offered the most
stability, and did have policies - concerning health,
education, and other important issues.

How about you?

How about you?
Foxy,
As I said in my post I did my bit towards stamping out the corruption & incompetence & misuse of public funding, I voted Coalition.
For my taste they have the edge on Labor as far as integrity is concerned. After all, hasn't that been proven over & over again ? In my book a 40 Billion surplus counts a lot more than a 50 billion debt. Does that make me a capitalist ? :-)

Hasbeen you would be proud of me, angry at the troll like inclusion by Individual in to this thread, he knows I am a refugee from that subject I said it like it is.
then deleted it.
Look public servants are as you say no difference, not the actual workers the foolish managers.
IF we want improvement contract out every job in management from front line Foreman up.
I love still my old government department, and joy of joys sit opposite the fools who destroy it.
we agree here but let me tell true workers are not the problem no union can save a fool but management surround them selves with unproductive people as insulation for them selves some one to blame.
1 in 4 of this country's workers are unionists,1 in 4 of those unions are rabbits, true but it is unlikely any union bought this about.

Dear Individual,

Oh dear.

The misuse of public funding is indeed an area
of concern. But so are cutbacks in funding for
health and hospitals. Tony Abbott has a litany
of cutbacks in that area when he was
health minister, and we are talking
about health issues here. Perhaps you'd be wise
to re-think your vote in three years time - that
is, if you want ambulance and health services to
exist at all. Money in the bank won't do you much
good when your life needs saving and there are
no services around to help you.

Think about it.

Good to see you here foxy, I have noted your troubles in verbal tennis land.
one poster will not ever stop so we must, even this post is only to inform you do not let him bait you.
in The dark swamp that is politics OLO style at present.
It seems we had two posters who are in fact one.
And we still look to have half of Abbott's cabinet posting here Pyne in my view for sure, do not feed the trolls please.
In time it will become clear, OLO is better than them.
We,you I half of this country's voters who did not vote for them, need not fight to defend our side.
LIES and BIAS will not change anything do not feed the trolls.
Hasbeen I will continue to try to find common ground with you life teaches us more than schools did.
I want and see progressive unionism to rule,this means and I see it happening the death of thugs and mugs type unions.
No soft under belly but true unionism working for better work out comes and job security too.
The blind hate, bitterness and refusal to understand the real causes of problems like this is not a solution.
Contract out leadership is an answer the dead hand of public servants leadership is squandering tax payers cash for worse than nothing.