Someone has a sense of humor

The Tony Abbott's immigration solution as depicted by the Australians Peter Nicholson

 

Tony's problem is to convince his own troops

RULES for the Kevin Rudd Drinking Game :

To be done during Question Time while attempting to see how many Rudd cliche's you can coherently put in one sentence (try this one it’s kinda fun… think of it as a game of political Sudoku)Sip if the PM says “out of the woods”, “tough times”, or “not stand/sit idly by”.

Half swig for “decisive action”, “working families” or “magic/silver bullet”.

One full swig for “course of action” (CAUTION: any more than that and you’ll be drunk before the Bronwyn Bishop gets in her first point of order)

Two swigs for grandiose phrases “Whatever action is necessary”, “When it comes to” or its brother “Can I just say”.

And finish your drink if the PM says “programmatic specificity”… 

However, knowing Kevin Rudd this “course of action” is somewhat unlikely.courtesy of "Punch"

Some great quotes from Politicians.

A quote from Tony Abbott about Malcolm Turnbull??


It’s probably better to have him inside the tent pissing out, than outside the tent pissing in.Now what is the message there? guess who (Linden Johnson)

MINING  INDUSTRY comments on new tax??
The message is that there are known "knowns." There are things we know that we know. There are known unknowns. That is to say there are things that we now know we don't know. But there are also unknown unknowns. There are things we do not know we don't know.


So when we do the best we can and we pull all this information together, and we then say well that's basically what we see as the situation, that is really only the known knowns and the known unknowns. And each year, we discover a few more of those unknown unknowns.
Guess who, not Miners(Donald Rumsfield)


Tony Abbott on truth?? 
Truth is absolute, truth is supreme, truth is never disposable in national political life although it is variable.
Guess who, not Tony(John Howard)


Sorry I couldn't find any short ones for Kevin Rudd, I only have a page!!

FUND MANAGERS COME OUT AGAINST MINERS "SCARE CAMPAIGN"

By Peter Ryan(ABC)

Superannuation fund managers are coming out in force against Australia's big miners and their campaign against the resource tax changes.

They say that the campaign being run by mining companies against the resource super profits tax (RSPT) is driving mining and energy shares lower than the tax itself would.

So far this month, the average balanced superannuation fund has lost more than 4 per cent of its value. That is because most retirement nest eggs have at least some exposure to international shares which continue to be rocked by the sovereign debt crisis in Europe.

But if you listen to Australia's big miners it is also about the proposed RSPT, and that is misleading spin according to David Whiteley, chief executive of the Industry Super Network.

"The continued uncertainty which we believe is being created by a very well resourced and very consistent public relations and media campaign. The Industry Super Network might be a not-for-profit player, but its view carries large shareholder weight in the resources sector.

David Whiteley is using that influence to tell the big miners including BHP Billiton, Rio Tinto and Fortescue Metals to reassess their fear campaign.

"I think in recent days it's become increasingly difficult to separate the truth from myth," he added.

"What we're having on almost every morning now and every day are increasingly hyperbolic statements being made by the Minerals Council and the mining sector itself about the potential effects of the tax."

He says the Industry Super Funds own analysis finds that the tax has not had much impact on the miners' share prices.

"At Industry Super Network we've done some analysis if the tax itself. We've done the analysis of the effects of the announcement of the tax and share price," he said.

"Our assessment is that the announcement has had to date a negligible effect on the share prices of the resources sector."

He says the mining lobby needs to step back, take a breath and tone down the campaign.

Rio Tinto goes over the top. Labour hates miners???

Miners go over the top on sovereign

risk

• Scott Murdoch and Susannah Moran 
• From:The Australian 
• May 29, 2010 12:00AM

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WHEN Tom Albanese talks, markets usually listen. However, this week when the chief executive of Rio Tinto, the world's third-largest miner, warned that Australia represented the company's greatest sovereign risk, the scepticism was immediate

Australia? Sovereign risk? Surely not. The mere mention of sovereign risk sparks images of war-torn African nations, crippled and impoverished regions where the risk of civil revolt is high.

Guinea, one of the least stable economies in the world, fits the definition of having a high sovereign risk.

Rio Tinto was stripped of half of its Simandou iron ore project in the region in 2008 because of political demands and upheaval there.

But, Australia? An economy that has powered through the global downturn, is close to full employment and was among the first countries to start tightening interest rates because growth was so strong?

True father of our minerals miracle

JOHN GARNAUT

May 29, 2010

Men of steel: Hu Yaobang and Bob Hawke survey the Pilbara's mountains of iron in 1985.

THE seeds of Australia's resources boom were sown a quarter of a century ago by two visionary leaders on an outback hill.

China's then Communist Party boss, Hu Yaobang, had flown with then prime minister Bob Hawke to see for himself the mountains of iron that were said to cover the Pilbara in Western Australia.

''If we take the long-term perspective, the profits will be huge,'' Mr Hu told his host on his 1985 Australian tour, according to Chinese records of the trip.

And he added: ''If someone asks me whether our opening policy will change, my answer is no.''

Mr Hawke's invitation to premier Zhao Ziyang a year earlier to invest in an Australian iron ore mine had helped give the Chinese leadership the assurance of supply they needed to open up and then hugely expand their steel industry.

Now I'm a Miner you know

My heart reaches out to the mining industry, they have been treated badly recently and I can't let it continue without some comment.
With this in mind I have penned a short poem, I hope this softens some of the vitriol that has been written recently.

Now I'm a Miner you know

I dig holes move mountains of dirt

When I arrive there's nothing but earth

Now the work is hard and I'm not kidding

Very long days and heavy digging

We dig it up and take it away

Leave small mountains on the way

And very large holes we leave behind

Never mind one day they'll be mined

So in our wake we leave a lot

When miners leave they mark the spot

This is truly what miners do

It's not so nasty, we're being kind to

You wouldn't like us to leave the good stuff behind

Now I'm just a miner never you mind

These big holes we leave in the ground

They might be useful, to someone I'm sure

We never do wrong, within the law

No we are great patriots, just ask why

The reason is obvious we wouldn't lie

Every country we mine in, always want us

We treat them all differently, oh yes we must

Yes we are great patriots, now you know why

We belong to no country, we don't have to be sly

They bend over backwards to ask us aboard

Welcomed because it makes there economies broad

All the rumours that abound

They are just unsound

You really should learn to love us

Cause we care for you, the money you give us

It's just made by the by

Not done deliberately, we're not sly

Stephen. W.T  Read (2010)

Back to the Future 5 comments from the past

Famous Quotes
You don't know the power of the dark side. Darth Vader's comments on the back to the future immigration policy of the Liberal party
"What you fail to understand is the power of hate. It can fill the heart as surely as love can.Captain Nemo's comment about the humanity in the back to the future immigration policy of the Liberals.
"It is a question of cubic capacity. A man with so large a brain must have something in it."must it really? Sherlock Holmes, comments about Tony Abbott

• "Facts are stubborn things."

• Ronald Regan, they should never be taken for granted, ask Tony

 

UP BEAT REPORTS BY MINERS Their own words

Rio Tinto, march quarter review
Chief executive Tom Albanese said: "In the first quarter, most of our operations continued to run at capacity. Chinese demand grew strongly and we saw some recovery in OECD markets, but we are still cautious about short term volatility. The long term outlook remains very strong and we are now ramping up our growth projects with sustained investment in our iron ore business.
(MarketWatch) -- BHP Billiton Ltd. (BHP.AU) Chief Executive Marius Kloppers has told an Australian newspaper that work on the company's planned expansion of the Olympic Dam mine in South Australia state is continuing but that a planned new mining tax does pose a threat to the project.
Kloppers has in the past singled out Olympic Dam as an example of a major project that could be put at risk by the Australian Government's proposed Resource Super Profits Tax, but he told the Adelaide Advertiser that for now work is continuing on the expansion.
Both these miners made these announcements after they were told about the new tax.......

Miners are buying there (OWN)

The way the miners have talked down their shares because of the proposed new tax, would anyone be surprised to learn that some mining companies are probably buying up shares in their own companies, while they are cheap. Thanks very much!
Is the tax so bad that everyone is bailing out of the industry, I don't think so.
We will find out in the near future that they have forced through changes that will help them. No they will not admit that the end game is exactly what the government planned all along.
The miners win, as they will portray it, will lift the shares once again and guess who wins, these same companies again.
If you feel that in all this you have been manipulated you are right. JOIN THE CLUB

Can you believe they are Australians!!!!

I am confused about the Liberal opposition in Australia, are they pro Mossad, pro international Mining companies or anti Australian intelligence organisations.
They could of course be none of the above, they may only be anti treasury, anti the taxation office or anti any organisation that disagrees with them.
The problem I have is this, if they are pro the above organisations and against all government agencies, who is it they stand for??
People somewhere are supposed to be their constituents. Who can they be?
In the last few months they have supported everyone but the people of Australia
No wonder Malcolm Frazer(former prime minister) has resigned from the Liberal party recently, he is no doubt as confused as I about who they support, because it is not this country that's for sure.

Who do they represent these days

Opposition against comments about Israel...From Gov't

Now we can't say anything about the fact that Mosad counterfeited  Australian passports to carry out a hit on someone.
Come on if you were one of those who's passports were copied and you were arrested in a foreign country because of it, how would you feel.
Would you say, oh its only Israel so its okay.
Will you people in opposition please remember that you are Australians first and react accordingly.
The Israelies are not a law unto themselves, they like any other country should respect other countries sovereignty.
Mind you they don't seem to respect the rights of any country but their own.

Internet filter "THREAT TO DEMOCRACY" IN AUSTRALIA

Thus far, the government have focused their arguments around the highly emotive issue of child pornography. There is no question that access to this sort of material should be prohibited. However, only 32% of the sites listed on the Australian Communication and Media Authority's “blacklist” are related to child pornography. This means that a whopping 68% of sites on the list are there for other reasons – political, ideological, etc – and at the whim of the government in power at the time.

Moreover, the blacklist is NOT!!!! available for public scrutiny or independent review.

High Court Justice, Michael Kirby suggests that the internet filter may well be the “thin edge of the wedge” when it comes to controlling what the Australian population reads, what it has access to and therefore, how it can behave online.

Hear no evil, See no evil, Speak no evil

Unless we say so!

A New direction for Labour? or the ConLibDemocrats?in the UK

Labours loss at the recent election doesn't seem to have enlightened the apparent front runners.

They have lost the connection with the people that they once had, is the current cry.

Could it be anything to do with the war in Iraq that the people never wanted, is this the one, that saw the largest marches in England for years.

Could it be the bombings in London, caused by their involvement in that war, was that something to do with it?

Could it be because England is now the most watched society on the planet because they over reacted to the threat.

Could it be terrorism, of course that was as exacerbated by engagement in the same war.

The UK became nothing more than a malleable tool to the USA, to be used in any way they liked.

Lost a connection with the people! What an understatement!!

Lets us hope that the new government does not go down the same path. Let's see the British Bulldog once again, the Bulldog that has a mind of its own..

I did notice that the new foreign minister went to the US before the joint manifesto has been released...mmmmmm!??

NORMAL PEOPLE

While sitting hear thinking the other day I thought of the time I spent on the other side. The side of the others who's life I shared, they were the people who couldn't talk, walk or smile, shake a hand or just say high!
I realised then how different we were, because we showed signs that put us aside.
Then it suddenly hit me, made me wander why, because we weren't different, it was all in the eye.
The eyes people use to look at the world are the ones with a problem, they just don't see inside these people to know they are just like them.
We all have feelings don't you see, open your eyes then you'll see.

THE COMFORT OF BEING NORMAL

Do you know what its like to be normal

To walk and run and just have fun

To talk and sing. or do anything

See the sky, or pictures and things

Hear the sounds of the morning come

Feel the softness of a woman's touch

These are the things called normal, did you know

Now do you ever think, what normal is not

It's not being different, very different at all

They feel the light that comes from the sky

The touch of love is also theirs, to grow to feel

It's all their own, like yours or mine, its normal, you know

They hear, feel it, or see it grow, not so different, oh no

Now you know, there just like you and me

When you see someone less fortunate than we

Remember how normal we really are, if we just care to see

Stephen. W.T  Read (2010)

WHEN AN ANSWER IS NO ANSWER(shadow treasurer)

Joe Hockey the alternative(umm, umm) treasurer.

A shadow treasurer indeed appeared at the press club, it was nothing short of pathetic!!
The journalists were frustrated beyond belief, why were they there? There was nothing of substance in his speech and no information supplied.
It was obvious that Joe was not sure what information was available.
All he could say about the costings was that his colleague would supply the details. After several tries(the first being a couple of pages) they eventually surfaced.
Therefore no one could question him about it, this is the alternative government?
Come on, one day we are told not to trust what we say and then, we then have the alternate treasurer unable to supply any costings for an alternate budget.
This is the tight disciplined team we want to lead Australia, I don't think so guys.
Sorry guys you don't cut the mustard for me....

The stone like images of a less than active opposition

Not so clever move on passports and police in UK

The new UK government scrapping biometric passports, seems a backward step because most jurisdictions are moving toward the technology.
They also propose having elected police commissioners, that is worrying, do they really want to mirror the American system.
There also propose putting more police on the beat, while also cutting the police budget ?
I wish them luck, but it seems somewhat amateurish to move on these areas. I wonder why these??

Liberal MP rumoured of

Liberals "OPPOSED TO SAVING LIVES"

Joe Hockey is attacking the governments new health initiative of electronic identification.So that citizens can have information available to any to clinicians that may have to administer medical treatment in an emergency.
Joe Hochey's argument ! it's flawed, how ?
Does it really matter, don't the coalition oppose every new initiative the government brings up. They are even threatening to withdraw from the new health agreement.
The doctors have been asking for an electronic scheme for years, all they want to do is save lives, is the opposition opposed to saving lives.

Should we go back to the medicine show

Or step into this century

Cowardice or "COMMON SENSE" on climate change

Australian government's Cowardice on the ecology, this is a headline recently describing their so called back down on carbon tax.
The newspapers name is not relevant because other papers followed suit.
The government had to change tack after the last conference on setting carbon levels collapsed, because   surely Australia should not be expected to go it alone, with no agreement internationally.
Surely it is better to lead by working behind the scenes, to ensure some sort of global agreement is reached before we stick our necks out. We are not one of the big players in this game, we must nudge the big players to come along.
At least the government is thinking of the future for our children.
Certain papers have a very one sided view on the governments action on this matter.
They are the ones who never mention the fact that the Liberal party not only opposes the tax, but does not believe there is such a thing as climate change.
As a responsible newspaper shouldn't they be asking the Liberals why they don't have a policy, or why they don't show a bipartisan approach.
So it's fine to attack the government for trying and failing until the next meeting on climate change.

Never ever to attack a party does nothing and shows a Neanderthal approach to any mention of climate change, they could be related to a long legged bird of some sort that likes sand.

YES WE CAN BELIEVE EVERYTHING WRITTEN DOWN ???

 Can you trust this face, apparently not when the mouth is open.
Tony said. is this like simon says?

Unless of course he is holding a type written page that has been vetted and edited.
Yes, Tony has admitted to something we already knew, he shoots from the hip and cannot be believed.
Is this really newsworthy, we know already!! He's a politician!!
SO WE ARE SAFE TO TRUST THE WRITTEN WORDS OF A POLITICIAN, COME ON......

A CARERS LOT(The ones that keep giving)

The carers of people are special, they didn't have any choice.
These people don't choose their lot any more than the people they care for choose theirs.
They deserve some sort of recognition of the contribution they make to many lives, With this in mind I tried to pen a poem. I hope this shows them how much we care fore them.

A CARERS LOT

Now people live and people die

And there's people that live between

No there not all dying that's for sure

For the ill there's always hope

And some get well and then there are the ones

Who care for us who are also in between

Carers they're the ones, its just what they do

They are there when their needed

And indeed they're needed every day

Many times there taken for granted

Often no one says thanks that day

And the next day they are there again

Because they really care

About the ones they love, the ones who need the care

Strangers or friends it doesn't matter

They are there, the ones that really matter

They think people deserve and so they care

Now I'd like to tell you, I really do care

About the ones who always care

We the ones that have problems

Are not always able to say

Just how much we value the carers ways

Your are always there, nearly every day

We can cause you such problems, heartache and pain

Don't forget it can be our fault, don't try take the blame

And when your feeling just kind of down

Remember that love is there all around

And we hope you'll always be around, with time to give us

It's such a gift, it gives us life, gives us a lift  

And the hope you give our troubled souls

Will never be forgotten, oh, no, no

S W T Read 2010

MINERS PAY LITTLE TAX!! IN AUSTRALIA

I could not believe what I was hearing this morning, I always believed the mining companies told the truth.
My world will be shattered, could they have told untruths.
Well just maybe, this morning a credible source informed us that the tax take for the Australian people has been considerably lower than the miners have told us.
Indeed the resource tax has gone from $1.00 per $3.00 profit some years ago to $1.00 per $7.00 profit.
This obviously means that the tax the miners pay has been going down dramatically.
Far from being an new unfair tax it, seem as though it's catchup time for the Australian people.


Mr Abbott what are you on about??

Patrick Cook the Bulletin 1998

A SECOND ANNIVERSARY of life

Now when I was 66years of age I didn't think I'd ever be around for my next birthday, or for that matter any other celebration, survival was all I could think of at the time.

Yesterday I celebrated an anniversary, yes it was pretty special, why because it's the second anniversary of me having a stroke.

I'm still hear and still alive and it sure feels good, just to be here at all.

My Second Birthday

I had my second birthday it was yesterday

It's the second time I was given life

So that's the reason I feel so good

My days were numbered once, for sure

Now I value every day I'm here

It's people, who give me every day

The sunlight that brings the gift of light

Then there's the smell, of fresh cut grass

Sounds of birds or a lilting song

Makes me want live, accept it as a gift

Children well the  play and laugh a lot

They just don't really have to think a lot

They don't know just, what it is that they have

As the time that is granted passes by

We slowly begin learn to value the sky

So always remember that every day

Is ours to play with and care for dearly

So do take in your own sort of way

It's just an anniversary or so they say

Well I know different, it's a special day

S W T Read 2010

Politician could they be "THE MISSING LINK"

Do you see any similarity

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Seriousness

HEAD HONCHO

Now I don't know if you have noticed that whenever our political leaders have a press conference

they stand in front of a group of their political colleagues and as they make every political point

the group nods in unison or makes guttural sounds of agreement.

I have been studying this phenomenon for some years and it is obvious that there is a reversion to earlier
type being exhibited.

These types became very aggressive and have been known to expose their body parts in a very rude manner.

Let us hope that these humans do not progress any further down the path of their ancestors.
This group behaviour at press conferences does not bode well for these political types
The scientists believe that it's a missing link between now and the past.
You could say they are a throw back.
The group behaviour in parliament confirms this theory.

Jitters about the Euro probably UNJUSTIFIED

With all the talk of Australia's economy being in trouble by the Liberals, you would think that we could be confused with Greece or Portugal.
Australia is in a great position compared to about anywhere in the world, why in heavens name do they try to tell us the total opposite.
This policy of fear is ridiculous  
Should we really worry about European economy, I don't think so, it seems as though even though the stock markets are wary. Business in Europe is looking pretty good.
The bid to protect the euro with a massive rescue fund seemed to be faltering. The euro is was still losing value as investors worried about the consequences of tough austerity measures, but for manufacturing things are looking up.
The benefits of a low Euro are shot in the arm for European companies.
And the hope that a strong recovery in the global economy could influence the market assessment of the euro zone is justified."