How did you feel bout the massive debt that Hawke inherited from Faser, but still managed significant structural reforms, which have been acknowledged by Howard as setting the path for future prosperity.
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Apparently Labor had a big announcement of environmental policy last week.
Of course it would not have been covered by the Murdoch propaganda machine, and I didnāt even hear about it on the ABC.
For anyone interested, this is the key points in the announcement:
- Facilitate a national framework for building climate resilience, bringing together local and state governments, community groups, the business community, researchers and relevant Commonwealth agencies and departments. The national framework will provide the leadership that has been lacking under the Liberals to develop plans to adapt to climate impacts.
- Re-invigorate the National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility (NCCARF) to support the creation and dissemination of research into local climate change impacts, through re-funding of the program with $3 million per year.
- Introduce a $50 million Coastal Rehabilitation Fund, to work with communities, local governments, and the Australian Coastal Council Association to directly support coastal rehabilitation projects that restore beaches and adjacent coastal environments and improve their resilience.
- Reform Australiaās environmental law, by passing a new Federal Environment Act.
- Where possible, harmonise state and federal laws to minimise duplication.
- Create a new Act which obligates the Australian Government to both protect and restore Australiaās environment.
- Establishing a new national Environment Protection Authority with the mission to protect Australiaās natural environment and deliver rigorous compliance.
- $200 million Urban Rivers and Corridors Program.
- $90 million Plastics and Recycling Package.
- More than $200 million to double the number of Indigenous Rangers over five years.
- More than $400 million through the return of Great Barrier Reef Foundation grant, to be reinvested through public agencies
- $30 million for Reef HQ.
I like the idea of clawing back some of the hundreds of millions that the Tories gave away to their mates in the Reef āfoundationā.
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I trust them far more with the economy than I do the environment, and I donāt trust the libs with either of those things.
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Labor response to the GFC
- guaranteed bank deposits to prevent a run on the banks banks and a collapse of The banking system
-encouraged households to maintain retail expenditure , preserving employment in the retail and distribution sectors - construction work for schools, maintaining work for tradies
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Do I think itās because of Labor?
I told you, I donāt even know who the Greens leader is.
Havenāt seen an ad, billboard, radio, television, internet for the Greens.
For a party like the Liberals, who constantly get voted out of Government with the Economy in tattersā¦ there is a delusional belief that they are economic experts compared to Labor.
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Hint: same person as during The Saga.
The Weapon?
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Four syllables of equal stress - probably too many for those accustomed to the Horsham dialect
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Big reason for that, they now refuse corporate donations, so all advertising and election marketing was paid for by members. So they didnāt have a lot of money for advertising, Iād you didnāt see anything, itās likely because you live in a seat they have no chance in.
I voted today. BFās mob. It left a bitter taste but itās done.
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You know, the Qld Labor government gave the Great Barrier Reef Foundation about $13m of taxpayer coin only last year. Now, I get that there is a big big difference between $13m and nearly half a billion dollars but itsās still a lot of money. Question is, the fark why?
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Big spend up in McNamara - no drought there
Last night had a live call to my home from some Liberal Party cork-soaker. Now tonite a pre-recorded call from Kelly OāDwyer.
In my 25 years in Higgins Iāve never seen nor heard from the Liberals until this election. They must be shitt-ing in their pants that theyāll lose Higgins.
Politicians are scum.
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Iām a bit surprised Iām not hearing more from the alp in Aston tbh. They held this seat right up until 2013, but they must have decided they have no chance this time. I hear nothing from them, while I get a new bit of waste paper from that IPA goon Tudge every second day. At least heās graduated to āIāll build a new car park at the station!ā from the big scary āIāll save you from Muslim refugee terroristsā stuff he started the campaign withā¦
I cbf looking for it, but I heard on the radio when the $400M was announced.
This money was quickly pushed out to beat a deadline for some global certification the reef has, perhaps via the UN? and the government needed to be seen to be doing something
Actually Iāll try and find it, but it was a radio interview.
- [Double the GST registration threshold from $75,000 to $150,000 for small businesses, and $150,000 to $300,000 for not-for-profits. These thresholds will be indexed to inflation
I actually hope you donāt. And Bowen delivers a surplus on May 19th.
You will not regret it Comrade.
Adani will get canned.