TONY JONES: Well, would you be disbanding this department if it's a department that puts out false figures for political reasons? I mean, you are talking about getting rid of 12,000 civil servants.

Is Jones wrong? How in the hell could this depaertment have 12000 staff. If Jones is not wrong, then it should be axed, what do they fill their time in at?

The climate may change in natures own good time and there 'aint nothin' we can do about it. We dont influence any change. It has always changed and always will. Carbon tax is a sham.

Axe this department and you have a budget surplus straight away.

Banjo

Its called jobs for the boys dear Banjo- If I get time I will come in and tell you how all this started.
The stories of the so called scientists who for the life of them even for their well paid jobs could keep a straight face when interviewed about sticking tubs up cattle's @. Of course my objection was / is animal cruelty. Yep sake em and you have got a surplus.
A group in SA sold off mines and brought ag & travelled world wide to form this company. Its a long story but goes a bit like the committee of 500. I was going to shut my mouth for the sake of the bill to ban live exports but as this government is so good at back flips are are not supporting it..

Gawd wouldnt you reckon they would be smart enough to know the others are going with Tony and keep their promise to the other 50 % of Aussies
Nope p both sides off again-- stupid.

Ok well leave it with you. I am spending too much time in biz hours here naughty

Dear Banjo,

The Department of Climate Change does not
have 12,000 employees. What Mr Hockey was
talking about was their election promise
to cut the public service numbers in total.
The Department of Climate Change would be
on top of their hit list. The 12,000 refers
to the public service as a whole.

However here's another suggestion:

Why not get rid of our politicians?
They're salaries are four times (or more) of
what public servants get paid. And public
servants actually do the work. (No, I'm not one).
Besides Pollies cost us in the millions on their
retirement as well (for life).

We could bring the budget back into surplus
straight away - as another poster pointed out.

RW it reminds me of the old joke when Jeff Kennett became Premier here in Victoria

Question "Define an Optimist"

Answer "A Victorian Public Servant who washes and Irons five shirts on a sunday night, ready for 5 days employment in the coming week"

Chain saw sales will rocket when the lying socialists are kicked out and into with wilderness, along wiht their watermelon mates and the independent "dead men walking" which hold the balance of power in this federal government of incompetence...

Everyway they turn there is another abyss for Gillard to fall into... and when she hits bottom someone should tell her -

try climbing the walls

and stop trying to dig your way out

but asking a socialist to "climb" and aspire to anything is, as we all know, an impossiblity

Lexi,
You may be right, but my comprehension is not too bad, Jones refered only to one department! He should be clearer in what he says.

I can see an overall reduction of 12000 in the public service and, if I recall correctly, there was a massive staff reduction when the libs got in, in 1996.

Political appointments would be the first to go. Like the boss of the company said. I didn't know who had to go, so I went through the car park and marked down all that had KEVIN 07 bumper stickers. After all they wanted him!

Dear Banjo,

The information is available on the web.
Just do a bit of research. I'm leaving
right now for a Meeting - otherwise I'd
provide you with the site. Anyway talk
to you soon.

Cheers.