I predict that the closure of Victoria's Hazelwood power station will be another stuff up.

Hazelwood supplies 25% of Victorias power, so what happens in summer when there is peak load.

I am suggesting to my relos there that they now buy a generator, at least good enough to run the fridge and freezer.

This is what happens when ideology is put before practicality.

9) Currently delivering Trade TRaining Centers for 732 schools
and over the next 3 years wll have another 520 schools have
access to one

duplicating TAFE .. of course ... and wasting money .. yet again

pelican

Spot on and we need to get Rudd out of the trade Ministers job asap

well .. good news ! Rudd is NOT our Trade Minister .. he's Foreign Affairs

how about this positive disneyland utopic list
1. Make all educational and medical expenses tax deductable [ like in the 60's ]
2.Tax people on how FAST they earn money, not on what they make
3.Solve the boat people problem like other countries ie: Boat dock to bus to airport to OUT! in 30 minutes before the bleeding hearts even know they are here.
4. Cease ALL funding to private schools
5.Make it an offence to hold religeous ideology instruction in public schools
Have another list somewhere, I get back to you all later

Sonofgloin
You are wrong when you state the banks were in no trouble during the GFC and it is deplorable the state of mainstream journalism not to have picked it up. The NAB and Westpac borrowed close to $20 billion from the American Fed to resolve their liquidity problems but have not informed the public, customers, actual or potential shareholders or the government (tho I believe the latter knew and are just as complicit). Think of the ramifications of this. Major - but nothing done! I don't have the link but google the Fed and I am sure you will find the info. Otherwise like what you write.

Pepper
No 2 is non sensical - think of the logistics. Also I have good weeks then bad weeks so how am I to plan for future growth, employment etc.

No 4 - bad, bad, bad!! I had the opportunity to send my children to either public or private. It cost me heaps more to send them to a private school but the outcome we all believe is far better than the alternative. I can see where you are coming from but if you do that then all of a sudden there will be an increase in total fees which will the cause an exodus of huge proportions back to the public system. It will not cope. Believe me there are good reasons to keep the private system going and is NOT the boogeyman you may want to believe it is.