So ran the banner above yesterday's editorial penned by David Bancroft in Grafton's The Daily Examiner (Clarence Valley locals will remember David as a former staffer for then NSW Labor Minister for Local Government, Harry Woods).
SOME disturbing signs of social engineering are starting to appear from the new Rudd Government. Read more »
The one constant about democracy is that the job description for the national government never changes. Government is meant to provide security and public infrastructure, to correct for market failure, and to avoid telling people how to live their lives. (George Megalogenis)
'Jackboot Jenny' Macklin is goosestepping across the welfare arena again. Read more »
Anyone else notice just how fast talk of an Australian republic died down after Federal Labor's Australia 2020 summiteers disappeared into the sunset?Roy Morgan Research gives a clue as to why in the results of a telephone poll taken last weekend. Read more »
Being a carer may not be the most recognised job in the world, but it is by far the most rewarding. Now when people ask me what I do, I am proud to say that I am a carer, knowing that by doing this job I am giving Warren the greatest gift of all - a life worth living. (Tania Hayes)
This thread is a work in progress. From this evening on the moderators will add excerpts and links to the speculation, commentary etc. about the first Labor budget since 1995. In the meantime, if anyone wants to start talking about the budget, feel free.
The ostensible argument for power privatisation is that NSW needs the money for schools, hospitals and other expenditure. The reality is that sale of capital is touted as the way to finance ongoing expenditure, analogous to the classic case of the farmer who sells off a bit of the farm each year to keep the family clothed and food on the table.
Non-iodised salt is bad for you. So is refined sugar. Ditto caffeine, processed meat, dairy fats and all those trans-thingummyjigs. Nicotine of course will almost always kill you.It's not healthy to drink water during a meal, it's unhealthy to drink water at the end of a meal.Food dyes, MSG and food cooked over charcoal or in a microwave are harmful. No wait, well maybe. Fresh air good. Sunlight dangerous.Exercise every single day to live longer. You don't have to exercise each day to live longer. Read more »
Neither Our Kev or Little Morrie have had their history hats on over this last month or so as they both push the privatisation of NSW power industry assets, in the face of widespread ge Read more »
The case against members of ABC TV's The Chaser's War on Everything has been dropped. Here's why.
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