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17 May 2012
More Buffoonery From Joe Hockey At The NPC
The real highlight of Hockey’s comedy routine however was when he was asked the question,”Would the Noalition accept the vote of Craig Thomson if he supported the Noalition in a vote of no confidence in the Government?” Sloppy Joe admitted that they would.
thedailyderp.net/.../
Marriage equality is inevitable - just look at its critics, Tim Dunlop, The Drum
What Mr Hockey's answer revealed is the unthinking prejudice that lies at the heart of opposition to marriage equality. That unthinking prejudice is revealed in the very incoherence of his response. He literally cannot state a rational argument in support of his position.All he can do is rattle off a prejudice dressed up as one.
http://www.abc.net.au/unleashed/4015156.html
Parliament not Shorten gossip and rumours, Independent Australia
If such a Code was ever accepted, it would mean Abbott might have to desist in his constant abhorrent behaviour towards Julia Gillard on a daily basis — we all know that the failed seminarian is a misogynist of the lowest order and wouldn’t take on a bloke in the way he does Gillard.
www.independentaustralia.net/.../
Penny Wong, Joe Hockey and the dire state of political punditry, Dennis Altman, The Conversation
Perhaps that is why the final exchange between Penny Wong and Joe Hockey on Monday’s Q&A was so electric. Here were current politicians talking about personal beliefs, and Hockey’s clear embarrassment was evidence that his basic decency is restricted by his party’s policy.
theconversation.edu.au/penny-wong-joe-hockey-and-the-dire-state-of-political-punditry-7039
March Wage Price Index- Where’s my wages breakout—Greg Jericho, Grog’s Gamut
Interest rates? Well since Abetz gave his speech the cash rate has dropped a full one percentage point and job losses? Well as we we saw last week, the unemployment rate is now 4.9% – below the 10 year average of 5.2%.Someone should let Abetz know that he can sleep soundly – his worries were just figments of his imagination
grogsgamut.blogspot.com.au/.../...x-wheres-my.html
Ross Gittins Says – Spreading the love to buy votes? So what, it was about time, Turn Left 2013
The only people who should be complaining about being worse off are the ultra-rich, the faceless-billionaires, the people who regularly make the Rich-List yet never seem to pay tax – and that is not the majority of Australians.
turnleft2013.wordpress.com/.../
Tony Abbott and the debt ceiling playbook, Alex White
Tony Abbott had decided that he is not going to just copy the extreme Republican tactics of opposition and obstruction, but he is also going to import their disastrous tactic of targeting the debt ceiling.The debt ceiling stand-off in the USA was a disaster — it removed the US’s Triple A credit rating for the first time inhistory
alexwhite.org/.../
Rebekah Brooks charged and could face time, Paul Barry, The Power Index
There is now much speculation about how much time Brooks might serve if a jury finds her guilty. The maximum penalty is life imprisonment, the average 12 months, but the celebrated author Jeffrey Archer copped a four-year sentence in 2001 for concealing a diary during his libel action in
www.thepowerindex.com.au/.../201205151360
Don't You Worry About That, Sally Piracha,Only The Depth Varies
Under our new hero’s leadership, we would return to the heady days of Joh Bjelke-Petersen and his stand-up mates. None of this namby-pamby new-millennium peace-and-tolerance bullshit for us. The LNP, political arm of Clive Palmer’s mining organisation, teamed up with the conservative Christian Lobby and convinced more than enough Queenslanders that the only way forwards was backwards.
http://onlythedepthvaries.blogspot.com.au/
DAYS OF WHINE AND Poseurs, Alan Kennedy, Hoopla
Joe and his mob have voted against every piece of legislation aimed at winding back the entitlements of people who don’t need them. They wrap their objections in the smelly rag of class warfare
http://thehoopla.com.au/class-warfare-fair/
Hockey won't commit to disability scheme, Samantha Hawley, ABC
Opposition treasury spokesman Joe Hockey has distanced the Coalition from the National Disability Insurance Scheme, saying he does not want to raise false hope about the future of the plan.The Federal Government committed $1 billion for the initial rollout of the
www.abc.net.au/.../4015434
WISE HEADS, The Monthly
of the media coverage about this government's management of the economy is derogatory. The nation is indebted up to its eyeballs, it is said; we're living beyond our means ('Cash Splash'!); crippled by the spectre of new taxes and a socialist government committed to destroying our most productive sectors.
http://www.themonthly.com.au/politicoz/latest
Rebekah Brooks is not for humbling, Jonathan Holmes, ABC
In a mere 11 years, Rebekah Brooks, nee Wade, climbed from secretary to editor of The News of the World; she reached that pinnacle at the age of 31. She not only survived but dominated the tough, testosterone-fuelled culture of the British tabloids, first at the News of the World and then, for six years, at The Sun; she put the
www.abc.net.au/.../4015174
NBN debate not about technology, says Turnbull, Renai LeMay, Delimeter
as Turnbull has described it this week, it could take a Coalition Government its whole first electoral term — three years — merely to unwind much the current NBN project and set its new framework for the future. In fact, many observers will note, it took most of the Rudd Labor Government’s first term, from 2007 through 2010, to set up the NBN in the first place.
delimiter.com.au/.../
Turnbull's latest NBN fail , Supratim Adhikari, Technology Spectator
Turnbull may not like the comparison but his speech is another example of the retrogressive policymaking that will certainly leave Australia with a broadband solution that will be adequate but nowhere near what’s needed to embrace a digital future.
technologyspectator.com.au/.../turnbulls-latest-nbn-salvo
E-health budget about efficiency: Plibersek, Suzanne Tindal, ZNet
Federal Minister for Health Tanya Plibersek has addressed criticism of how the government has reallocated funds for its planned e-health system in a speech to the Committee for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA).
www.zdnet.com.au/...ciency-plibersek-339337994.htm
Possum Comitatus@Pollyticvia @smurray38: AEC assessment on electoral expenditure issues from HSU http://bit.ly/KZvs7d (Pdf) Thomson free, Jackson not so much
AEC clears majority of Thomson funds disclosure, ABC
The Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) has found that most of the union funds spent on Craig Thomson's electoral campaign were disclosed appropriately.
www.abc.net.au/.../4014284
Australian Electoral Commission,
Reporting obligations under the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 and the Report of the Delegate to the General Manager of Fair Work Australia
The purpose of this document is to set out the analysis by the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) of the information contained in the Report of the Delegate to the General Manager of Fair Work Australia – “Investigation into the National Office of the Health Services Union
aec.gov.au/.../hsu-report.pdf
Video
National Press Club Address - Budget 2012-13Wednesday, 16 May 2012
www.joehockey.com/portfolio/news/details.aspx?r=13
Insider trading breaches surge: ASIC
ASIC received $47 million in last week's budget to improve market surveillance. Ms Gibson says this will give it the power to "stand toe-to-toe" with corporate crooks in terms of computer capacity.
www.abc.net.au/.../4014338
The white collar jobs crisis http://youtu.be/Vepv9BXXONc
Doubts emerge over NDISIn his official post-budget reply shadow treasurer Joe Hockey has refused to commit to the National Disability Insurance Scheme.
, Joe Hockey
video.news.com.au/.../Doubts-emerge-over-NDIS
Australian Newspaper Front Pages for 17 May 2012
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