Speaking of politics - Mutiny in Australia

She's a fox.

Too young for me, though.

I can't comment on Australian domestic policies or politics.

Too bad (some of) the Australians around here don't share the same sentiment about American domestic policies and politics.

I can't say I know much about US policies, but there are somethings I've heard of and disagree with.
Nothing to cause such a cage rattle over though.

Sorry I lied from the first day I was in power, perhaps significantly before that.

Sorry I promised the world and delivered shite.

Sorry I said Sorry to the Aboriginal population yet in 3 years in power did ZIP to change their circumstance.

Sorry I'm a snivelling little butt-squirt who consistently abused people who worked with me or for me no matter what their position or the circumstance.

Sorry I cost the tax-payers dearly by personally bneing in charge of a government department with continual, massive, personnel turnover.

Sorry I tried to foist a NEW TAX of BILLIONS of dollars that had never been raised or consulted prior to me thinking it a swell idea, only to have it back fire in the most splendid fashion possible (i.e. my sacking from the Job).

Sorry that, in my complete failure, I have now foisted on Australia a new Prime Minister who is an avowed hard-line Left Wing politician who a) was not voted in by the population; and b) up until now has had no reason nor compunction to discuss her own background and policies.

Keep on saying Sorry, Kev, 'cos your failure is complete but you can still contribute positively by enabling us to dance on your political grave a little longer - before the reality of having a hard-line Leftist PM comes home to roost.

... is, ironically, to reject all discussion of imposing the "Super Taxes" on the Mining industry.

Otherwise, the holes in her ship will keep on getting bigger. WA and Qld will vote en masse against the ALP. NSW, well, with the State Government's positive contribution, it's looking entirely possible that every single seat the ALP won in the last election, will be lost with a massive swing.

Unless she does this, they will lose the "unlosable" election.

Their only chance it to re-paint themselves (again) and look more right-wing than the right-wing party itself.

This is what these charlatans do, so we can't be surprised.

Ok, so we're talking visual likeness.

Watching her performance on the telly, I likened her to a pidgeon. The beak, and the bobbing head, amused me to no end.

... If by 'everyone' they mean 'most people'.

And by 'high-speed broadband' they mean 'some kind of internet connection'.
But then, it could be entirely, 100% true if they were talking about something completely unrelated to internet connections at all. Say, maybe, broadband as in access to food.
I've seen more unbelievable things.

'...In the *hand* of the *holder*'

]:)

That all politics are local.

They sure are.

"His arrogance ... , has been aptly rewarded."
Both true enough, and mildly amusing.

I agree entirely in that there should have at least been some discussion regarding the idea and implementation of the tax.
And Julia has done, probably, the right thing by 'opening the government's doors' to the mining companies.

What is totally unacceptable is the way that the bulk of the Mining Industry is caring on about this as the Mad Monk likes to say [b]Great Big New Tax on Mining.[/b]

For way too long the Mining Magnates have been getting away with [b]Blue Murder[/b] and now that some small semblance is being tried to make them pay what any other business would pay they want to cry poor. Give me a break they all are over paid Multi Million $ Bonus Payments scampers who like crying Poor at every opportunity. Look at the actual mining towns that should have their streets paved in Gold and see what they actually are a Fly in Fly Out Slum with no prospects for any future after the Mines shut up shop and run away with all the money in their Hip Pockets.

The Mining Companies are Raping the landscape and paying Buggerall in the process. The cynical advertising campaign that they are currently running is another perfect example of them finding money that they don't have because they are so [b]Poor[/b] when they want to and to hell with everything but the most senior executives all of the remaining time. They are the parasites on the country and they are the ones who are only here because it suits their own ends. If they could get the same quality minerals elsewhere they wouldn't give a Rats A$$ about AU or for that matter any other place. Just ;look at what BHP did in Bougainvillea.

The entire mining industry would do the same thing here given the smallest chance and then want you to thank them afterwords.

The whiter than the driven snow mining executives are the lowest of the low with their only aim to do the best by the company hence several from Rio are in Jail in China for Treason, God Alone only knows how many of them have Priced Gouged the world for what they can get for what they mine and they all consider themselves above the LAW of any Country.

As things stand now if I was in Government I would be buying each mining companies who complain assets for $1.00 AU and letting them leave AU behind them to go where they can make better profits like the Congo. OH no we can't go there as we'll die in plane crashes so lets continue raping AU and then get some idiot politician to agree with us as we have him bought and paid for so he'll do our bidding. This entire argument is complete drivel and those who support it have never worked in the mining industry as this is nothing more than the same old same old the companies crying poor at every opportunity while constantly announcing Record Profits. No different to the banks either I should add. ;)

Col

I'm still laughing even if everyone here thinks I'm crazy. :^0

Col

Gee whiz Col, next you'll be demanding open government!

I am sure that those issues you suggest are all real.

They simply have nothing to do with Tax.

We recently had the Mining companies complaining that they couldn't afford this [b]Great Big New Tax on Mining[/b] and they where taken at their word which leaves a lot to be desired. They are not Whiter than White and they most certainly are getting away with Blue Murder.

Perhaps this new tax came because Henry listened to Redgums song years ago. The one about them discovering that AU is made of Yellow Cake so each and every citizen would be paid 1 Million $ for their share and leave a big hole in the ground where AU used to be. The result is that all of the citizens would move to Bali eat Magic Mushies and watch the sun set. OH BTW it's called Nuclear Cop but I seen to remember that John Schumann Introduction was the interesting bit just like all of their songs. ;)

http://www.free-lyrics.org/Redgum/227712-Nuclear-Cop.html

Sounds much fairer than what is currently happening as well I might add. :^0

Col

you cannot destroy the politicians, unless you ALSO destroy the bureaucrats!

it's a 2fer you know
both have to go or things won't improve.

I know nothing about Australian politics, but I think its wonderful that a woman has been elected. I'm biased, of course, but very happy that the time has finally come for equal opportunity in political office in your country.

I hope it is a positive change for you.

AV

Provided that you inflict as much pain as possible to make them suffer just like that make us suffer all the better. ;)

Col