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Michael Kroger Slams Swan
I haven’t always been a fan of Michael Kroger, or at least, I regretted the apparent division between him and Jeff Kennett, and the harm it did the Victorian Liberal party. But boy I am a fan…
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Just Back
… from two hours of handing out how to vote cards in Kingscote (Mayo, SA). Two things of interest. 1. Someone who thought I was offering her a Labor card said ‘Not without Kevin.’ I wasn’t…
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Inevitable Election Prediction
All right, so I may be embarrassed tomorrow, but here goes. In primary votes, the Liberals are way ahead. But with preference deals counted, most polls show them at 48% and Labor at 52%. Tim Blair has…
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Gillard Strident and Negative – ABC News
No, Julia Gillard being strident and negative is not news. What is news is that an ABC correspondent says she is. Even Julia seems to be admitting that she is now running a wholly negative campaign. She…
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Hidden Costs in NBN Take-up
I noted a couple of posts ago that on present costing, the price of the National Broadband Netwreck would be about $6000 per Australian household. Everyone will pay for that through increased taxes, whether they use it…
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The Age
There was a time when, even though left leaning, The Age stood for clear reporting, and the best of liberal values, in the sense of being fair and open. That has not been the case for many years. The…
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Labor’s Report Card
Based on comments by Engineer and Mick Davis on Andrew Bolt’s blog. Labor’s Report Card 20/20 Summit – FAIL Millions of dollars of your money wasted. No ideas from summit implemented. Aboriginal Housing – FAIL $300 million of your money spent, no houses…
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Libs Come To Their Senses
Maybe Tony Abbott did not ignore my fax. And maybe Kevin Andrews was willing to run just to test the level of support for Malcolm Turnbull, with another stronger candidate in the background. In any case,…
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Backseat Bonking Backfires
Well, it was either that or ‘Big Banana Bonks Barmaid.’ I am no fan of Mike Rann. His is a government that has achieved very little at great expense. But I am less than impressed by…