Individual hits the nail on he head again. Hundreds of small businesses employing 100-200 people, the biggest employers, have disappeared because of globalisation, free trade and general handing over of wealth to mendicant countries in the the Third World. They received no help while Government was subsidising a product that people did not want to buy and then got upset at the producer for stopping production of a product that people did not want.

Commodore sales plummeted from 2002 because buyers shifted towards SUVs and away from the traditional sedan that Holden built its business on. The government was throwing our money at a car the public did not want.

Rather than being upset at General Motors, the Prime Minister would better serve Australian citizens if he focused his attention on removing other such subsidies across the Australian economy. Perhaps starting with the ABC.

But this would require him to stand for something other than just keeping Labor out of office.

Riely,

The unions didn't do anything for workers in Coles. The ordinary workers weren't being short changed; it was the managers, one or some of whom found out that they weren't getting as much as some of the workers under them. These days, unions are just people practising to be politicians in the future. Not worth a pinch of poop.

Whatever Holden was or wasn't, I spent hundreds of hours behind the wheel of many different models over the years, and they proved reliable enough as GD Police vehicles. I for one will lament their passing, as many former police may do so? Ford Falcon was another good vehicle, particular the 5.8 V8 used as a pursuit vehicle, and extensively used by the Hwy. Patrol back in the day.

Hey ttbn,

Holden 'went woke and then broke' with your money
- Just watched the video.

If I try to see the bigger picture, then I'd have to say that the whole 'woke' agenda is completely and utterly at odds with the type of regular ford v's holden car loving Aussie blokes mentality.

They actually killed it off themselves by creating a whole new brand that was at odds with the type of people who'd bought and loved them.
This is the danger of caving in to this political correct ideology.
Maybe they thought they had to do that to win corporate contracts for vehicle sales (fleet sales to business)

Hmm why do I have 'Video killed the Radiostar' stuck in my head?
Rhymes with 'Globalism killed the Aussie made car'.
http://youtu.be/W8r-tXRLazs

And what the hell was that last model Commodore?
I don't know what it was but it didn't look like an Aussie car I'd be proud of.
Apart from my i30 I've got a VE commodore with engine problems parked up out the back.
It's not an altogether well made car.

Well, well, well, the Peanut Chorus of ttbn, individual, Hasbeen and runner sing their favourite jingle

WAGES are DOWN,DOWN...DOWN,DOWN,DOWN.

I would not be surprised if all four don't have their snouts in the taxpayer trough collecting an Aged Pension. This same mob would begrudge workers a fair rate of pay Shameful

'I would not be surprised if all four don't have their snouts in the taxpayer trough collecting an Aged Pension.'

take a long time to receive the wages the Marxist receive at the abc. They are great at paying this mob except those who do the work.