Is Australia its own Worst Enemy?
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They've managed to sneak past the guard post and it would appear that 'they' are back!
Should be entertaining for a while - until they get this thread canned.
Should be entertaining for a while - until they get this thread canned.
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Treasurer Wayne Duck, er sorry Swan, winning the Euromoney 2011 Award for Best Finance Minister!
Does anyone else think that this award could also be considered the 'Kiss of Death?'
Considering who awarded it, previous winners and the state of European finances in general.....
Someone has a sense of humour anyway.
Does anyone else think that this award could also be considered the 'Kiss of Death?'
Considering who awarded it, previous winners and the state of European finances in general.....
Someone has a sense of humour anyway.
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Alan Jones (yeah, I know) asked this morning when commenting on the duck's award whether it was April Fool's Day.
If Swan really is the best Finance Minister in the world, I think we all should be really, really worried about the immediate future, especially in regard to the financial crisis looming in Europe (esp. Greece). If, (as it would seem from the awarding of this prestigious prize), the EU financial experts who will be dealing with the coming Greek (and Irish, Spanish, Portguese, Italian?) crisis (crises?) are all lesser financial managers than Wayne Swan, we - that's the whole world - are in real trouble.
I saw a comment in the paper this morning attributed to one of Barak Obama's inner circle, where he said that they, (those in the White House running the US economy), were "Home Alone", i.e., there wasn't an adult with any real world experience among them.
If Swan really is the best Finance Minister in the world, I think we all should be really, really worried about the immediate future, especially in regard to the financial crisis looming in Europe (esp. Greece). If, (as it would seem from the awarding of this prestigious prize), the EU financial experts who will be dealing with the coming Greek (and Irish, Spanish, Portguese, Italian?) crisis (crises?) are all lesser financial managers than Wayne Swan, we - that's the whole world - are in real trouble.
I saw a comment in the paper this morning attributed to one of Barak Obama's inner circle, where he said that they, (those in the White House running the US economy), were "Home Alone", i.e., there wasn't an adult with any real world experience among them.
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It's like a bottle of turps being awarded the 'Best red wine label' in show.
Means totally cock all to anyone apart from the designers of the label no matter how much the producers of the contents of the bottle try to big it up.
If Swanny hadn't had WA and Queensland and the BIG bag of cash that Costello left him does anyone really think that he would have come up with the goods? He knows it.
Means totally cock all to anyone apart from the designers of the label no matter how much the producers of the contents of the bottle try to big it up.
If Swanny hadn't had WA and Queensland and the BIG bag of cash that Costello left him does anyone really think that he would have come up with the goods? He knows it.
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The Phantom Toast to RG Menzies
Little Johnny - a congenital liar - still lieing through his teeth like a true blue Lieberal ten years on from the BS on which he took Australia into two unwinnable wars.
JOHN Howard has deleted from the paperback edition of his book the story that, on his first weekend in The Lodge as prime minister, the Howards invited Robert Menzies's daughter, Heather Henderson, and her husband, Peter, for celebratory martinis.
This follows a letter from Mrs Henderson to Mr Howard on December 21 last year rejecting his account, branding it as "quite fanciful" and asking him to remove it from future editions of his book.
"I was astonished when I read his account because it didn't happen," Mrs Henderson told The Weekend Australian this week.
She said that during the 11 years Mr Howard was prime minister she and her husband were never invited to The Lodge as a couple to celebrate or to recall the memory of her father, the founder of the Liberal Party.
In her letter to Mr Howard, Mrs Henderson said: "An invitation to The Lodge is not something that is forgotten. Nor, indeed, is no invitation."
And yet we have the sheer hypocrisy of those who should be sitting in the dunce's corner with the pointy hat on for sanctimoniously and childishly referring to the PM of Australia as Juliar.
JOHN Howard has deleted from the paperback edition of his book the story that, on his first weekend in The Lodge as prime minister, the Howards invited Robert Menzies's daughter, Heather Henderson, and her husband, Peter, for celebratory martinis.
This follows a letter from Mrs Henderson to Mr Howard on December 21 last year rejecting his account, branding it as "quite fanciful" and asking him to remove it from future editions of his book.
"I was astonished when I read his account because it didn't happen," Mrs Henderson told The Weekend Australian this week.
She said that during the 11 years Mr Howard was prime minister she and her husband were never invited to The Lodge as a couple to celebrate or to recall the memory of her father, the founder of the Liberal Party.
In her letter to Mr Howard, Mrs Henderson said: "An invitation to The Lodge is not something that is forgotten. Nor, indeed, is no invitation."
And yet we have the sheer hypocrisy of those who should be sitting in the dunce's corner with the pointy hat on for sanctimoniously and childishly referring to the PM of Australia as Juliar.
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Because lying about who attended a cocktail party is so much worse than standing in front of the Australian people and telling them that no government she leads will introduce a carbon tax.
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Grasping at (martini?) straws there, just a teensy weensy bit, are we MattGray?
"There will bee no carbon tax under a government eye leayd."
Anyone else remember Krudd's very youthful (and very misguided) 'inner circle'? I think the Rudd/Gillard governments could also be classed as kids "Home Alone" - unfortunately, with their hands so damned deep in the cookie jar, they've gone through its bottom.
"There will bee no carbon tax under a government eye leayd."
Anyone else remember Krudd's very youthful (and very misguided) 'inner circle'? I think the Rudd/Gillard governments could also be classed as kids "Home Alone" - unfortunately, with their hands so damned deep in the cookie jar, they've gone through its bottom.
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An interesting point was raised on the Andrew Bolt blog this morning regarding the teaser scene the ABC released in trying to drum up an audience for 'At Home with Julia', where Julair and Tim are shown post coitus under an Australian flag.
The question? Would the outcry have been any different (or louder) and from different sectors of the community if they'd been shown having done the same under the Aboriginal Flag?
It's an interesting question, and one that raises similar points to the (apparently fashionable in some quarters) mocking of Christianity versus making any even vaguely disparaging comments about 'That Other Religion'.
The question? Would the outcry have been any different (or louder) and from different sectors of the community if they'd been shown having done the same under the Aboriginal Flag?
It's an interesting question, and one that raises similar points to the (apparently fashionable in some quarters) mocking of Christianity versus making any even vaguely disparaging comments about 'That Other Religion'.
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It's an interesting question, and one that raises similar points to the (apparently fashionable in some quarters) mocking of Christianity versus making any even vaguely disparaging comments about 'That Other Religion'.
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One also wonders what the reaction would have been had Todd Sampson worn a T shirt which said "Black People Make Me Nervous" on the Gruen Transfer
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Oz media today having a wonderful time NOT getting an answer from a number of Labor politicians to the question: "Has Kevin Rudd been in touch with you raising the subject of a leadership challenge?" One Queensland Senator, (I missed his name), was incredibly inept in his refusal to answer the question, where Albanese, (while careful not to actually answer the question), did so with a bit more aplomb.
Meanwhile, the boss of the Health Services Union has taken leave of absence and the union has brought in an independent tribunal to look into the union's procedures, and in particular, secret commissions...
It will be particularly interesting to see what it says about the use of union credit cards.
As much as I'm deeply disappointed in Julia Gillard's performance since she grabbed power, I seem to recall that I was REALLY disappointed in Kevin Rudd's performance as well leading up to his (then welcome) ousting. If he manages to get back in the top job, his history would suggest that he'll find it very difficult not to indulge in quite a bit of payback. (Leopards and spots is the phrase that comes to mind.)
The major pitfall I can see if he did that is that afterwards, there'd be precious few left to man the front bench.
Meanwhile, the boss of the Health Services Union has taken leave of absence and the union has brought in an independent tribunal to look into the union's procedures, and in particular, secret commissions...
It will be particularly interesting to see what it says about the use of union credit cards.
As much as I'm deeply disappointed in Julia Gillard's performance since she grabbed power, I seem to recall that I was REALLY disappointed in Kevin Rudd's performance as well leading up to his (then welcome) ousting. If he manages to get back in the top job, his history would suggest that he'll find it very difficult not to indulge in quite a bit of payback. (Leopards and spots is the phrase that comes to mind.)
The major pitfall I can see if he did that is that afterwards, there'd be precious few left to man the front bench.
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MattGray;
May I quote Wiley in part?
But like most polypeptide deficient persons of your calibre, you will be there to man the trenches. Madly wanking away to try and replicate that initial rush that every drug addict has realised needs a logarithmical increase to maintain his status at the bottom of the pit. Little believing as do most addicts, that all you have is nothing but an incureable pathetic addiction to a wasted way of life.
May I quote Wiley in part?
be precious few left to man the front bench
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This morning I watched Brendan O'Connor announce the arrival of two more boats and now Juliar Gillard give a press conference. Bruce Hawker's "phrase of the day" to all Labor spokesmen is obviously "Mister Abbott". Both O'Connor and Gillard repeated the Opposition leader's name over and over and over again (and again!), squeezing it in at every opportunity blaming Tony Abbott for the flood of boats we will now see (they say) because he will not support their Malaysian "solution".
As earth-shattering as this issue might be to some, I have a feeling in my bones that events on the financial front in Europe will, over the next few days and weeks, make us all wish irregular immigration was our only problem.
...and that's not allowing for Our Kev's stirring of the leadership pot.
As earth-shattering as this issue might be to some, I have a feeling in my bones that events on the financial front in Europe will, over the next few days and weeks, make us all wish irregular immigration was our only problem.
...and that's not allowing for Our Kev's stirring of the leadership pot.
Isn’t it funny how the Labor government don’t criticise the Greens (Brant) and though I haven’t checked the other independents Windsor and Oakshot for not supporting the bill. Of course they can’t rock the boat too hard otherwise their fragile alliance and hence grip on power may just fall apart. Hypocrites is probably the best word to describe the ALP.
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I had to laugh this morning when I heard on the radio one of our esteemed 'leaders' from the Labour party say something along the lines of 'Tony Abbott is the best friend to the people smugglers!!" Thats a bit rich coming from the Labour party!
And stop describing things as being in the 'national interest' Juliar!! If you were really concerned about the national interest you'd be stepping down and taking your disgraceful government with you.
And stop describing things as being in the 'national interest' Juliar!! If you were really concerned about the national interest you'd be stepping down and taking your disgraceful government with you.