KA,

I heard it on the radio in an interview. That is why I said I heard it. I have also never heard any claims to the contrary. Perhaps you could provide them.

As you have never provided back up for your claims, this is a bit rich, am I to assume that you are lying about all of them?

As far as crippling an entire industry in a week without any further investigation, that is a move of idiocy that only the ALP could pull off. That it was the result of the media is self evident, and their continued use of focus groups is hardly a secret.

Kerryanne we as humans make a judgment on the actions and motives of other humans based on our life experience. We sitting in the mass of the greater unwashed do not have the inclination or power to control all those around us, so we busy ourselves with bringing whatever control we can on an interpersonal level to those we do interact with.

When can be assured that organizations including our own governments are acting for a miniscule minority rather than representing the needs and wants of the majority , we think, this could not be so, we elected the government, they are Aussies as we are, they have families, they live here as well and want the best for our young....it is not so.

When in power a different dynamic kicks in, our crappy little government is part of the global picture and a global picture needs direction from parties disinterested in the outcomes of a nation, they are statesmen and women of the globe now, not Aussies. That is the issue, who does our government serve, not us. As you said both sides of politics have abandoned Australia’s future.

Noisy,
I am not here to defend the Libs from critisism. When they make blunders they have to wear them as well. You are welcome to make a list of Lib stuff ups if you so desire. You could start with the 'Baby Bonus', and I would agree.

Right now Labor is in power and has made a complete hash of governing as my list plainly shows. No one has questioned what I have listed as major stuff ups.

The only additional stuff up I can now list is the Timor detention centre, which never even got to first base.

So with that addition I will say the list is complete, at this point, and save it and print it in readiness for the next election.

LABORS RECENT STUFF UPS.

Grossly increased Immigration
Invitation for 'illegal' boat entries
Did away with Nauru and TPVs (failure to stop the boats)(200 die)
Detention centres opened on mainland. (promised not to do so)
Home insulation acheme (homes burnt and workers died)
BER schools project (builders early retirement)
grocery watch
petrol watch
Cash givaway ($900 I think)
cash for clunkers
green loans scheme
Live cattle exports
Desalination plants, at least 3 (billions spent, now not needed)
60c kw for home solar power, NSW
Super Medical Clinics
Failure to build promised aboriginal housing in NT
Hospitals takeover and funding
Timor detention centre

Hi Banjo,
Yes I agree with you about many things, both with Labor & Liberal Parties, would that we could do away with Party politics and have our elected representatives free from Party arm bending, and represent the various economies and electorates according to those/their needs, ah me,
I have always had 'pie in the sky' aspirations about local politicians, in the hope that they could well represent we folks in the country better than they can/do.
I am not totally one-eyed re Labor Party politics, the same applies to the coalition. I was appalled when Costello, in the Howard Government stood up for the 'great announcement' that he was giving Pensioners an increase......yeah... five dollars... that amount barely would have paid for a loaf of bread and half a litre of milk, mostly the City centrics have no idea what it is like living in W.A. Country areas, everything is so much dearer than the city, we are 700 plus kms from Perth, why do we live in the country? because the government of the day encouraged people to move to the bush.....yeah.... just to be forgotten....Frankly I don't trust most politicians, and most haven't a clue what Country folk sometimes have to endure. But we live in a beautiful place on the Eastern Southern Coast of W.A., so I shouldn't complain.
Cheers my friend,
NSB

Dear NSB,

You're a kindred spirit that's for sure!

I've just re-discovered this, you may enjoy it:
It's by Dennis Pryor from his satirical booklet
called "Political Pryorities: How to Get on
Top of Australian Politics."

"Dedicated to Canberra
Where bureaucrats parasitical
And parties political
And Ministers hypocritical
Steal the money of the nation
Through what they call taxation."

Dear Noisy,

While walking down the street a Member of Parliament is hit by a truck and dies. His soul arrives at the Pearly Gates and is met by St Peter. "Welcome, you will spend one day in Hell and one day in Heaven. Then you can choose where to spend the rest of eternity."

"I've made up my mind. I want to be in Heaven," says the MP.

"I'm sorry, but we have our rules."

St Peter escorts the MP to the elevator, down to Hell. The doors open and the MP finds himself in the middle of a golf course. There's a Clubhouse and standing in front are many of his politicians. They welcome him and remember the good times. They play a game of golf and dine on lobster, caviar and champagne. Time passes quickly.

The elevator goes up and the door re-opens - where St Peter is waiting for him.
"Now it's time to visit Heaven."
24 hours pass with the MP joining a group of contented souls moving from cloud to cloud playing the harp and singing. Again, before he realises it 24 hours go by and St Peter returns.
"Well, you've spent a day in Hell and another in Heaven. Now choose your eternity."

"Well, I would never have said it before, Heaven has been delightful, but I think I would be better off in Hell." St Peter escorts the MP to the elevator which goes down to Hell.

The doors of the elevator open and the MP finds himself in the middle of a barren land covered with waste and garbage. His friends dressed in rags, are picking up the trash and putting it in black bags as more trash falls from above.

"I don't understand," stammers the MP. "Yesterday I was here - we ate lobster and caviar and drank champagne and had a great time. Now there's just a waste land full of garbage and my friends look miserable."
"What happened?"

The devil looks at the MP, smiles and says, "Yesterday we were
campaigning."

"Today you voted!"