Nice set of "strawman" arguments there individual.

For those who don't know what a strawman argument is, it's when someone implies that another person believes something that he did not actually say. Then the opposite argument is put, in order to take the high moral ground. Nice try individual. Please keep trying, I can use the entertainment.

As I said, 3.8 billion is available through prudent cost cutting (the Libs want "more" cost cutting), 1.8 billion is available through the disaster levy (the Libs have a history of setting levies as well). The Qld. disaster relief appeal will raise a huge amount of money. Billions of dollars will be paid out by insurers. Yes, without doubt, Australia is coping very well with the aftermath of the disasters. Reconstruction is already being planned and the necessary procedures, both organisational and financial, are being put in place. Australia should be proud with the way our country has coped; indeed "most" of us share that pride.

courageous,
those billions that will be paid out by insures, can we bring that issue up again in 12 months when people will still be waiting ? Either you are in insurance or you haven't had a genuine claim denied. I have & many flood victims will too. As I said, in 12 months eh ?
Your "most of us pride" bubble will burst, trust me. I'll ask you about that pride too in 12 months.

Individual, I see you have difficulty understanding that Australia is well equipped to cope with reconstruction after such a series of incredible disasters. So be it.

couregeous,
I have every confidence that Australia will recover, that's not my query. My query is about way too many bureaucrats fleecing funds AGAIN as per Aust Standard permissible under Labor.

runner, here here. These incompetent fools couldn't run a bingo game, they have proven this time and time again.

courageous,Please show us some examples of how labor can be trusted to administer the fund and we may well change our minds, cautiously though I might add. You and all your other labor supporters must also be wary about this.

Now you say their is enough money. Well, we had enough money, and some little more than three years ago. Where did that go and what did the waste achieve, apart from quite a few jobs fixing the 'stuff ups'.

About the only positive to come out of this is that the relief fund is sitting there collecting interest while to jury decides whether or not to trust labor, once again!

It's a big ask!

Isn't it marvellous how the debate about the

issue of Foreign Aid has once again been

side-tracked by "Courageous" and his deprecatory

meanderings?

I am starting to wonder if in actual fact this

person using the pseudonym "Courageous" is actually

the Federal Treasurer or someone similar, who, if

he believes that "all will be well", and the National

Debt will be squared within the next couple of years,

obviously he himself believes in the "Tooth Fairy" and

other giants of his mythological world!