HASBEEN = CARNIVORE = DINGO, Could someone please throw Hasbeen a bone.
Hasbeen when your dear old Grannie told you "My little sunbeam, eat your GREENS or you'll end up a hasbeen" she was right.
This little GREEN turnip is feeling fine.

Paul my Grannie only spoke true.

She warned us that a lack of protene would atrophe your brain. She made sure we had plenty of nice rare beef to eat.

Nothing like a good stake to cure any green tendencies.

Hasbeen, as you're demanding examples, why don't you lead the way by providing examples of when the greens have announced that they intend to put those dreadful foresters, miners & farmers out of business?
Then give us references to speeches or media releases in which they say they will re-employ thousands of primary producer workers in the public service.
After that, provide us with details of when and where any Green politician has announced that they would prefer people to live in a city high rise, rather than out in the environment.
Then please give reliable references to any statements from the Greens that state they can build high rise apartments with no timber, stone, cement or steel.
Please then provide details of when the Greens have stated they intend to just "rip the money of[[sic] anyone still actually working in a real, productive [horror] job, & spread it around all those who don't want to work."
Perhaps the most absurd statement to ooze from your benighted brain is the claim that the Greens' education platform is designed to brainwash everyone so they can do nothing all day but sit around & talk.
And this piece of egregious drivel, "we'll give you better houses than you've ever seen, much than those fool workers will be able to pay for, [after we've finished with them]. Then we'll arrange lots of pie in the sky, so you'll never go hungry again" - is such puerile bilge I feel intellectually soiled at responding.

Now that wouldn't be cautious of me ybgirp, not while you have the floor.

We're still waiting for that list of jobs.

Of course you could tell the truth & say, "I don't have a clue".

An article recently highlighted the three most influential sectors on government policy to be mining, gambling and finance.

Not a big surprise given this is reflected in many of the decisions taken by many governments here and OS. One need look no further at the influence of the World Bank, IMF and WTO in pressuring countries to tow the global corporate line.

Kevin Rudd may have handled the MRRT badly (with his arrogant bull in a china shop approach) but the Gillard government went too far in allowing miners to write the tax without consideration of a fair public share in Australia's resources. The recent decision to mine the Tarkine also reflects the power the mining sector has over governments. Labor has caved but the Liberals were the same if not more extreme in their disregard for environmental considerations.

The PM's office recently refused diary documents under freedom of information because it would take up too many resources. Surely who the PM meets with is of public interest. Too many miners perhaps?

what did you do for a living, as you seem to suggest that hard work is a criteria for the right to offer policy expertise.
Chris Lewis,
Did I say that ? I thought I was referring to practical & common sense.

and what sort of criteria would you set for university academics?

Are they suitable for any ?
As far as my experience with educated people goes I can only say education without the sense to use it it as pointless as trying to ride a push bike with no wheels.
Academics have been put on way too high & artificial a pedestal by their peers which ensures they can get there also. I say let them exploit their potential to the fullest if that potential entails not being such a huge financial burden on the rest of us.