In her letter to the Examiner yesterday (16 November), Tasmanian Senator Helen Polley says that Labor will help fund wage increases for community sector workers, but fails to explain where the Government’s proposed $2 billion contribution will be found in an already bloated budget. In doing so, she follows a well-established Labor trend of promoting [...] Continue reading » » »
Gillard’s Promises: ‘Moving Forward’ Speech – 16 August 2010
In her own words, some of Prime Minister Gillard’s key promises in an address to the ALP Campaign Launch in Brisbane, just four days before the 2010 Election: “I’m too humble to compare myself to either Ben Chifley or Barack Obama, but I am asking you, I am asking you when you vote on Saturday, [...] Continue reading » » »
Flawed timber deal
The PMs forestry announcement over the weekend is not an agreement, but an arrangement that caves in to The Greens at the expense of timber workers and their families. It fails to guarantee the certainty claimed by the Prime Minister and Premier. Importantly, there is no legislative guarantee of the 155,000 cubic metres of sawlogs [...] Continue reading » » »
Labor Conference Follies
What an extraordinary effort by the Prime Minister to keep a straight face while delivering her speech to the Tasmanian Labor Party Conference on 7 August 2011. She spoke of securing ‘a strong, high-wage economy in Tasmania, where future growth is secured, and clean energy jobs are created now.’ She spoke of “every principal having [...] Continue reading » » »
