Andrew Nikolic, the Liberal Candidate for Bass, today expressed his disgust at the sacrifice of Forestry Tasmania on the altar of Greens appeasement. “This betrayal by the State Labor-Greens Government mirrors what the Federal Labor-Greens Government has done, in selling out families by introducing a Carbon Tax. ”Like Julia Gillard, Lara Giddings has put her [...] Continue reading » » »
Senator Bob Brown’s speech to the “Earthians”
I found a few spare minutes this afternoon to read Senator Bob Brown’s recent speech to his “fellow Earthians.” This is a worrying and ‘unbalanced’ speech, by a Greens leader who virtually shares the government of our country. Dr Brown is an influential part of the ruling govenrment who asserts in his speech that: a mix [...] Continue reading » » »
Labor-Greens mining tax hits our competitiveness
Last night (19 March 2012), the Greens-Labor Government succeeded in adding another level of taxation on Australia’s mining sector. I call it the ‘Sarah-Lee approach’ to taxing away our competitive advantage, with layer upon layer of taxes that the mining industry’s competitors don’t have to pay. It’s a a trifecta of taxation – company tax, [...] Continue reading » » »
Greens and unions call for end of superannuation concession
A senior Australian in Launceston this morning (Ron) bailed me up to express his disgust about an article in today’s Australian relating to superannuation. Ron was very unhappy to hear that Labor unions have joined the GREENS in supporting an end to the super tax concessions for “wealthy Australians.” This follows GREENS leader Bob Brown’s [...] Continue reading » » »
