Implementing a Carbon Tax after promising the Australian public she would not do so, has been costly in political terms for Julia Gillard. It is of course the price she paid to secure Greens Party support and was the key promise underpinning her deal with Greens Party leaders Bob Brown and Christine Milne, which was signed [...] Continue reading » » »
Sandgropers reflect Tasmanian concerns
As I listen to the analysis this morning about Colin Barnett’s landslide victory in the West Australian Election yesterday (9 March 2013), it is clear that many of the issues resonating in the west, also concern local people in Tasmania. Exit polls showed that the performance of the Labor-Greens Government in Canberra was the second [...] Continue reading » » »
Carbon tax slashes Virgin profit
Interesting financial result from Virgin Australia yesterday, for the six months to December 31. They reported net profit of $23 million, which is a 56% reduction on the previous corresponding period. Virgin says that Labor’s carbon tax had a $24.4 million impact on its six-monthly profit figure, which means the carbon tax halved the profit [...] Continue reading » » »
My focus for the 2013 Election
Andrew Nikolic, Liberal Candidate for Bass, said the 14 September Election offers voters the clearest choice in a generation. “I have spent much of the last 18 months as a fulltime candidate listening to people throughout Bass. Last weekend Tony Abbott released Our Plan, which details the direction, values and policy priorities of the next [...] Continue reading » » »
