This week’s fortnightly rolling average result from Essential Research has both major parties up a point on the primary vote (the Coalition to 40%, Labor to 38%), both minor parties down a point (the Greens to 9%, Palmer United to 5%), and two-party preferred unchanged at 52-48 to Labor. The poll also has 57% saying the threat to Australia from terrorism has increased over the past few years with only 6% saying it has decreased, and 33% opting for stayed about the same; 56% approving of government spending to reduce the threat of terrorism versus 24% disapproving; 57% rating the contribution of multiculturalism to Australian society as positive versus 30% negative; 63% believing prospective migrants should not be rejected on the basis of religion versus 21% who say they should; and strong support for a greater emphasis on solar, wind and hydro power in providing for domestic energy, a neutral result for gas, and highly negative results for nuclear and especially coal.
Federal electoral news nuggets:
• John Ferguson of The Australian reports Senators Stephen Conroy and Kim Carr are facing opposition within their respective Right and Left factions over their determination to seek another term at the next federal election. Partly at issue is Labor’s affirmative action requirement that at least 40 per cent of winnable seats go to women. Under a party rule to take effect on January 1, a spill of all preselections will occur if the requirement isn’t met. Rosie Lewis of The Australian reports that some in the ALP believe the Carr and Conroy preselections are being fast-tracked to lock them in before the rule takes effect. Carr is quoted saying the requirement will be satisfied by giving the third position on the ticket to a woman, but the result of the last election suggests the winnability of a third seat for Labor is doubtful for as long as the existing electoral system remains in place.
• The Courier-Mail reports that“federal Liberal and National MPs unhappy with the performance of Nationals deputy leader Barnaby Joyce” are planning to thwart his succession to the Nationals leadership by drafting Lawrence Springborg, the Queensland Health Minister and former Opposition Leader. This would be achieved by having Springborg succeed Bruce Scott as member for Maranoa, a seat Joyce had his eye on last term as he sought to make his move from the upper house to the lower.
• Andrew Probyn of The West Australian reports a Labor internal poll of 600 respondents by UMR Research shows it leading 54-46 in the eastern Perth electorate of Hasluck, held for the Liberals by Ken Wyatt on a margin of 4.9%. Primary votes are cited of 40% for Labor and 37% for the Liberals. Aggregated polling for the three months after the budget, from May to July, is reported to show swings to Labor in WA of 12 points on the primary vote and 7.7% on two-party preferred.
• The Financial Review reports results from Coalition pollsters Crosby Textor showing a surge in support for the Renewable Energy Target, an increase in the salience of the environment as a political issue, and a decline for immigration.
The Coalition’s bold plan for Australian mediocrity off to a good start: http://www.theage.com.au/technology/sci-tech/from-clever-to-complacent-australia-falling-behind-on-innovation-says-chief-scientist-20140902-10bale.html
Now grid iron seems to be all about set plays and people doing their individual jobs brilliantly. I see little room for creative play, although I may be just missing it as I watch.
Rugby, Football, and to a lesser extent (due to the prevalence of runners) AFL allow players as individuals and a team to create on the run, reacting to situations and planning and carrying out tactical plays,
bemused,
that is right. A team, with a captain (with help from the goal keeper who has the advantage of see the whole field) have to cope as they go, not stop for a time-out or rely on runners to spoonfeed instructions.
Then again, I get the impression AFL players are none too bright.
Abbott and Hunt could be facing 100% polling showing support for environmental concerns and they’d still not move an inch as long as they’re hovering around 47-48% TPP.
Until people stop voting for them, or saying they will, nothing will change. They will consider that people, whilst being “concerned” about the environment when asked by a pollster are much more concerned with their own interests when it comes to marking a ballot paper.
And they are, I suspect, probably right.
[Well no deaths caused by a flagrant breach of health and safety laws for one zoidy.]
A tragedy. One of the families is apparently suing the employer as a result.
There’s talk of adding the Federal Govt,but the legal team arent certain about that. They are however certain about the employer.
Thats what happens when legal people deal with this issue, and when legal people think about who’s legally responsible. Have a think about that.
I hope Im not the only one who finds the political side of it kinda disgusting. And I mean the initial policy short cuts, AND the subsequent witch hunt and its naked political use by the LNP – especially given the big questions over its legal relevance.
Seems the WA Treasurer’s approach of naming and shaming WA Liberal MPs might be hitting home.
[Mr Porter, the former State treasurer, told the joint party room meeting today that WA was not getting its fair share of GST.
He said WA Liberal parliamentarians would not only start to speak up more about the GST distribution issue but make a submission to the Government’s White Paper on tax reform.
But Mr Porter was slapped down by Mr Hockey who, according to observers, was visibly cross.
Mr Hockey accused the Barnett Government of poor budget management, citing its poor record on privatisation.
Foreign Minister Julie Bishop intervened at this point, saying, “Don’t go there, Joe”.]
https://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/24874197/libs-in-party-room-stoush-over-gst/
Please … AFL (or VFL) is not a football code, it’s a football competition.
The game itself is officially Australian Football, aka Aussie Rules or footy.
[Until people stop voting for them, or saying they will, nothing will change. ]
I recall during Howard’s last term the issue of climate change especially gained traction in the wider community thanks in part to it being acknowledged as an issue by the mainstream. Recall MelanKochie on their show, as well as commercial FM radio.
Nowadays with this nefarious need for ‘balance’, foisted upon us by the nuff nuff do nothings, there’s nary a hope of it being portrayed similarly in the MSM.
I have no idea what our country will do in the future on AGW, but from where we are now, it doesn’t look promising.
One very interesting finding on the Pink Batts Royal Commission that the LNP won’t touch with a barge pole concerns advice from the Public Service.
The RC found that there needs to be a solution found to the Public Service not being able to provice frank and fearless advice to Ministers.
The Lying Rodent PM John Howard politicised the APS by putting the upper echelons of the public service on contracts, and opening lower grades up for recruitment outside of the merit lists.
Now giving a Minister the advice they do not want to hear can cost a public servant their job.
I bet that bit of the RC findings sinks like a rock.
The defenders of all sports can point to quirks in the rules of other codes. “you get a point for missing” is the cry and it’s true, but it’s useful. It’s an indication of attack and is a fair way to get a result. Fairer, perhaps, than the ubiquitous penalty shoot out, which decides a game by using a small part of that game.
If we’re looking for silly parts of other codes, perhaps someone can explain the usefulness of a Rugby League scrum. A Union fan might struggle to argue my description of the game as rucking and mauling their eay from one handling error to the nrxt.
It just happens that I enjoy each code for its good parts. I recognise it’s a nonsense to claim that one is more skilled than another, we see the best of each code. They’re different skills, though and that’s where I think Aussie Rules is hard to beat. You don’t survive unless you have high skills by foot, by hand, by decision making and by courage. Each of those is required in tje other codes, of course, but not all of them by every player, perhaps.
As for fitness, none of the codes would come close to elite athletes or cyclists,I’d guess.
One of the more major pieces of election number crunching I get involved in from time to time:
http://kevinbonham.blogspot.com.au/2014/09/hobart-city-council-voting-patterns.html
Hobart City Council Voting Patterns 2011-4.
I think Clive has made a big, big error with his support of the mining tax repeal, especially by agreeing to the freeze on compulsory super for employees.
We’re talking big money here, not the so-called $550 carbon tax ‘saving’.
All it needs is for Labor to effectively attack this point.
Therein lies the problem, though.
Swing,
Yeah but… it’s fun to give the AFL fans a kick every now and again, it wakes them up for a while. 👿
The Liberal partyroom seems to be as leaky as a chickenwire battleship.
caf
In a while they will be opening the louvre windows in their submarine.
True, Puff 🙂
Of course, only one or two rugby and league players actually get to kick the ball 🙂
I have no idea what our country will do in the future on AGW, but from where we are now, it doesn’t look promising.
Well, nothing while Abbott and Liberal successors remain in power and in fact Australia will play a spoiler role – note for example Abbott trying to set up a ‘Coaltion of the Unwilling’ with Canadia. The Opposition will probably be bullied into promising in effect to do not much in their first term, although at least they would stop and start reversing the rot if they win.
So much for Palmer trying to get the populist vote.
Looks like he’s still battling after Team Clive. Not that he stopped, but it looks like it’s just more of him in that team now.
So where will the protest votes park themselves now? Am I a bit bold to say that Palmer has done a Democrat? Watch this space.
Now can’t wait to see my next electricity bill to see how much I will “save”.
I wrote here a long time ago that Abbott’s agenda was short term… he’d try to get as much done in one term as possible, as it might be impossible if he turned out to be a one termer.
The problem with the Abbott government is tat it is fighting on so many fronts you just don’t know where to start. Everyone has a bug-bear problem. It’s hard to get Abbott critics to agree on just what policy is the nastiest. He has effectively divided the community, reducing its ability to focus on his weakest point, or even to decide what that weakest point may be.
Abbott is a divider, not a uniter, and certainly not a leader. Closer to a tribal chieftain, playing one rival off against the other.
Now I keep using the word “now” a lot now.
Also it’s been a while since I’ve seen anyone used to word “aldermen” until Kevin Bonham.
[interlectual property]
It seems to be a monopoly that increasingly lasts forever.
The yanks are of course big into seeing disrespect of “intellectual” property as worse than murder. Hardly surprising as their legislature is just a consultancy to big corporations.
The yanks got rich by stealing European “intellectual” property in the 19th and early 20th centuries as they did not recognise “IP”.
[…for the long history of appropriation of foreign IP by the United States. During the 1830s, an economic depression encouraged the wholesale piracy of the English publishing industry, leading British authors–most famously, an irate Charles Dickens–to petition the US congress in 1836 for protection for non-US authors, to no avail (Sell 2003: 61). During the same time, as mentioned earlier, the US was appropriating English steam engine technology with no attribution or recompense.]
and
[…the U.S. ….would not accede to the Berne Convention for one hundred years]
Now the US faces competition it wages war against all to protect the monopoly inherent in unreasonable “intellectual” property.
Re The Greens in Vic election
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The polls are suggesting that the 3 Greens in the Leg Council will get back,and there is a good chance that they may win 2 more in the other Leg Co seats in Melbourne currently whithout Green members
Those 5 seats will give the Greens the balance of power during the first term of the Dan Andrews Govt
suck that up Centre !!
Swing
[All it needs is for Labor to effectively attack this point.]
You are an optimist puting “Labor” and “effectively” in the same sentence!!
[ He has effectively divided the community, reducing its ability to focus on his weakest point, ]
Agreed BB.
[ or even to decide what that weakest point may be. ]
Disagree BB.
Weak link is the Budget in the context of Fairness. There is a load of irrational stuff in there as well but that will go over the punters heads and they will only get a murky idea from that how the “messaging” is flawed.
Interesting that the outcome of the MRRT repeal as regards effectively funding Clive, Twiggy and Ginas tax break by taking lower income earners Super off them is going to play right into that narrative.
To say as they are that the money will come as wages rather than super is a bit rich unless they are going to legislate the “deferred” super increases as wage rises?? Will have peoples bullshit detectors twitching i think and THAT is something that will hurt Clive as well as Abbott.
I guess you would expect the appeal of NRL to be demonstrated by the numbers flocking to see it. But hang on..
In 2013 the average attendance at AFL games was 32,163 while the average attendance at NRL games was 15,940.
Perhaps the appeal of NRL is shown by the way it has taken off in the AFL states. But no! The average attendance for a Western Force game in 2013 was a laughable 12,630 (about a third of the average attendance of the two WA AFL teams). BTW, I had to quickly check if there was a WA team in the NRL…I have never heard anyone discuss its fortunes. The Melbourne Storm aren’t doing much better…their average attendance is less than all of the Victorian AFL teams.
By contrast, the Sydney Swans have an average attendance that is greater than all but one of the NSW NRL teams. Similarly, the Brisbane Lions have an average attendance that is greater than all but one of the Queensland NRL teams.
No accounting for taste I suppose 🙂
unimpeachable source of info”
Raaraa@370
It’s interchangeable with “councillor” down here in spite of its political incorrectness.
They could be called “elders”, lol
[Perhaps the appeal of NRL is shown by the way it has taken off in the AFL states. But no! The average attendance for a Western Force game in 2013 was a laughable 12,630 (about a third of the average attendance of the two WA AFL teams). BTW, I had to quickly check if there was a WA team in the NRL…I have never heard anyone discuss its fortunes. The Melbourne Storm aren’t doing much better…their average attendance is less than all of the Victorian AFL teams.]
NRL is NSW, QLD, Melbourne, Canberra, and New Zealand — there’s no WA team. I think the Western Force is union.
There’s a lot of money put in to making the Storm successful in the NRL… so much that they broke the salary cap. They do win a lot though.
Player One Posted Tuesday, September 2, 2014 at 8:09 pm @ 2544
Not necessarily. If I take your work and then sell it then I am depriving you of income. There are already criminal sanctions that apply in such cases and the Police tend to get involved. However, if someone copies your work (and does not redistribute it) when they would never have purchased* it then you haven’t lost anything.
You’re building a straw man here. I am saying infringing copyright is not theft. I am not saying it’s fine to do or should be legal. As it happens I purchase my music (on CD) and DVDs. I have series 1 and 2 of Game of Thrones – both purchased. When I finish viewing the second series I’ll buy the third series (if I’m still interested). I’m not a torrenter or leacher.
* Actually you aren’t purchasing the work, your are purchasing a licence I believe.
WeWantPaul Posted Tuesday, September 2, 2014 at 8:16 pm @ 248
Employers and employees are ultimately responsible. However this RC is not a waste if it makes reasonable recommendations to better handle such situations and those recommendations are adopted. Unfortunately, given that most think this RC was politically motivated, the probability is that any recommendations won’t even be looked at let alone adopted.
Player One is using the film/music industry excuse that theft is theft (AND NOT copyright infringement), and should be treated the same brush as real criminals do (Murder, Rape, Car Theft etc).
And that’s how the film/music industry thinks as well, harsher crimes already exist in other countries that have higher sentences than normal crime does.
Infact, some of the fines/damages are outrages higher than Corporate fines are such as:
$41 million for mass copyright infringement “unauthorized”:
http://torrentfreak.com/mp3tunes-founder-ordered-pay-41-million-copyright-infringement-140327/
$60,000 fine for playing 1 song in a bar:
http://torrentfreak.com/warner-bros-sues-new-york-bar-playing-80-year-old-song-140829/
Not to mention that authorized licensing to stream music legally, costs thousands per month in the USA (called a commercial license), which is designed to rip off consumers anyway.
http://www.reddit.com/r/Twitch/comments/212air/what_is_the_legality_of_streaming_copyright_music/
It’s cheaper to people, to murder someone, than it is to pirate.
(not that I am advocating it).
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Denis Shanahan declares Mission Accomplished in the Government Gazette
[TONY Abbott, Joe Hockey and Mathias Cormann have had a huge political and policy win for the Coalition. Just when the government needed “runs on the board”, it got them. But it is a win on more than just policy; it demonstrates the Coalition can negotiate legislation through the Senate and undermines the impression of a Senate deadlock and an ungovernable nation. A new tone within the government gives the public a fresh perspective.]
So the impression of being led by the nose by Palmer is all a figment of our imagination.
sprocket_
[So the impression of being led by the nose by Palmer is all a figment of our imagination]
All in your imagination. Just like Abbott declaring he would not make deals with the cross bench.
Morning all. Joe Hockey calls it a “damn good deal”. Statesmanlike. Maybe it is for Clive. I’d say it is a good deal for the damned.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-09-02/government-strikes-mining-tax-deal-with-palmer-united-party/5713116
After learning that one of Abbott’s “baddies” ,PKK, were the ones who really rescued the Yazidis from Mt Sinjar we find another of his “baddies” saved the day.
[Iranians play role in breaking IS siege of Iraqi town
The influence of Iran was evident in Suleiman Beg. With Asaib Ahl al-Haq, which is funded by Iran and recognizes Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei as its spiritual guide, were two men who spoke Farsi and dressed in beige uniforms different from their colleagues’ green camouflage.
Asked if he was Iranian, one of the Farsi speakers said: “We are liberating Suleiman Beg.”
Asked if the Iraqis’ could have made their recent gains without Iranian support, he answered: “No.”
By a convoy of armored police vehicles, a man speaking Farsi described himself as coming from Iran and said he was there to help with training police.
A peshmerga commander in Suleiman Beg acknowledged the part played by Iranians in the assault on Islamic State positions. “The Iranians had a role in this. They supplied weapons and helped with the military planning,” he said on condition of anonymity.
“They trained the Shi’ite forces. There are Iranians here in another base: three or four of them. They are guiding the peshmerga in firing heavy artillery. They don’t speak Kurdish – they have a translator.”]
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/09/01/us-iraq-security-miltias-iran-idUSKBN0GW2Y420140901?feedType=RSS&feedName=Iran&virtualBrandChannel=10209&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter&dlvrit=59365
Sprocket
ROTFL regarding the Denis Shanahan description of Hockey’s cave in to Clive. It is surprisingly close to the “double win in the Senate” comment I made last night as a parody. Then again, Shanahan these days is a parody of independent journalism.
Tax revenue down the toilet and $6.5 billion more debt for nothing in return is a win? Sort of like the way Brazil won against Germany in the recent World Cup Semi :).
I have to laugh to avoid crying. We will all have to pay back that debt, and we have gotten nothing for it in return.
Poroti
Thanks, interesting story re Iraq. With Ahmadinejad gone and a more moderate PM, the Iranians and Kurds are now probably the most moderate forces left in Iraq. Certainly less extreme than Al Maliki was.
I feel for the tax agents who have no fecking idea about small business taxation from today.
No details of the small business tax changes exist, but they come into effect from today.
One more thing with the mining tax. The super guarantee increase to 12% has now been pushed back to 2025! So every worker is worse off.
Good morning Dawn Patrollers.
The “Australian premium” on cars and almost everything we import.
http://www.smh.com.au/business/driving-the-status-quo-20140902-10bbuw.html
All the more reason for Obied to be pursued to the very end.
http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/brad-hazzard-says-eddie-obeid-taunt-pivotal-in-loss-of-faith-in-justice-system-20140902-10bhsd.html
Ross Gittins on power prices and the only minor effect carbon pricing had.
http://www.smh.com.au/comment/power-price-predictions-20140902-10b9t1.html
Here’s what the Business Spectator says about it.
http://www.businessspectator.com.au/article/2014/9/3/policy-politics/tricky-business-electricity-tariffs
Lenore Taylor examines Clive Palmers questionable methods and the outcomes coming from them.
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/sep/02/clive-palmer-pattern-repeats-proving-costlier-than-ever
Naughty CFMEU!
http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/cfmeu-instructed-staff-to-delete-emails-royal-commission-hears-20140902-10beva.html
Richard Ackland – Morrison is running out of options as the Pacific Solution reaches the end game.
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/sep/02/the-pacific-solution-is-reaching-its-endgame-scott-morrison-will-soon-run-out-of-options
Tony Abbott’s wonderful war and the cynical politics of fear and loathing.
http://www.independentaustralia.net/article-display/tony-abbotts-wonderful-war-and-the-cynical-politics-of-fear-and-loathing,6851
Hartcher plays dumb on the Free Enterprise Foundation at ICAC.
http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/chris-hartcher-tells-icac-he-was-not-aware-his-office-passed-on-illegal-donations-from-nathan-tinklers-company-20140902-10bj8i.html
Another coalition action that hits the less than wealthy disproportionately.
http://www.smh.com.au/business/australian-governments-super-freeze-puts-selffunded-retirement-on-ice-20140902-10bi1j.html
Section 2 . . .
Peter Martin has a contrary view.
http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-opinion/superannuation-the-coalition-helps-the-workers-20140902-10bfmg.html
MUST READ! Independent Australia tells us of the seven issues the pink batts RC failed to address. And why. Shorten should read this into Hansard.
http://www.independentaustralia.net/article-display/hanger-royal-commission-pink-batts-payback,6850
Abetz lashes out against the Public Service union.
http://www.canberratimes.com.au/national/public-service/eric-abetz-launches-attack-against-public-service-union-the-cpsu-20140902-10bgi0.html
How f*****g stupid can a country get? Bullets and Burgers. Come on!!
http://www.canberratimes.com.au/world/uzi-too-much-for-girl-who-accidentally-shot-instructor-report-says-20140903-10bo84.html
The three worst things the Liberals did yesterday.
http://www.ellistabletalk.com/2014/09/02/the-three-worst-things-the-liberals-did-yesterday-49-2/
Chief Scientist Ian Chubb sounds off on Australia’s lack of an integrated science policy. MacFarlane blames scientists. Figures.
http://www.smh.com.au/technology/sci-tech/chief-scientist-releases-national-strategy-for-science-innovation-and-technology-20140902-10ba8z.html
Here’s Ian Chubb.
http://www.smh.com.au/comment/chief-scientist-calls-for-a-plan-to-make-australia-strong-through-science-20140902-10bb8s.html
Abetz sounds a little cocky here.
http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/abetz-says-workchoices-scare-neutralised-by-coalition-20140902-10bgz9.html
Kathryn Greiner revisits Gonski.
http://www.smh.com.au/comment/kathryn-greiner-on-gonski-report-schools-need-help-to-move-ahead-20140902-10bapg.html
Tensions remain high on Manus Island
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/sep/02/tensions-high-manus-island-asylum-seeker-detention-centre-report
Section 3 . . .
Abbott and Hockey may be having a bit a relationship problem.
http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/tony-abbott-slaps-down-joe-hockey-after-stoush-over-wa-gst-anger-20140902-10bblr.html
South Australia’s ICAC is up and running as it delivers its first brief.
http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/public-servant-faces-likely-icac-corruption-charges/story-fni6uok5-1227045603550
Hardly surprising – inquiry points the finger of blame towards to operator of the Morwell coal mine.
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/sep/02/morwell-mine-fire-inquiry-points-finger-at-operator-gdf-suez
Jonathan Holmes – there is no evidence of media bias against the Catholic church. He pulls Brandis apart and issues a challenge to put up or shut up.
http://www.smh.com.au/comment/no-evidence-of-media-prejudice-against-catholicism-20140902-10b8q0.html
Cuts to the ATO effectively gives the green light to tax avoiding transnationals.
http://www.smh.com.au/national/public-service/why-the-ato-is-losing-the-battle-against-the-transnationals-20140902-10bakg.html
And now Coles is set to scythe 600 jobs.
http://www.theage.com.au/business/retail/coles-to-cut-up-to-600-head-office-jobs-in-melbourne-20140902-10bcck.html
Section 4 . . .
More great work from David Pope.
Some interesting symbolism from Bruce Petty.
http://www.smh.com.au/photogallery/federal-politics/bruce-petty-20090907-fdvy.html
MUST SEE! – The Seal of the President.
http://www.smh.com.au/photogallery/federal-politics/cartoons/alan-moir-20090907-fdxk.html
Ron Tandberg in a similar vein.
http://www.smh.com.au/photogallery/federal-politics/cartoons/ron-tandberg-20090910-fixc.html
There’s plenty to see in David Rowe’s “Old King Coal”.
http://www.afr.com/p/national/cartoon_gallery_david_rowe_1g8WHy9urgOIQrWQ0IrkdO
Thanks BK. Note that the super industry (not the opposition) has calculated the cost to workers of putting back the 12% super guarantee to 2025 as $128 billion! If this is a win, I would hate to see a loss.
[The super guarantee increase to 12% has now been pushed back to 2025! So every worker is worse off.]
Coupled with an expectation that many will need to work until they drop the LIBS have completely screwed their fellow Australians. Just imagine how they’d treat people they don’t like?
Socrates
They have no scruples this government of ours.
Morning all
As per BK’s link, Peter Martin reckons we have dodged a bullet. Really?
[We’ve dodged a bullet. Had compulsory super contributions climbed as legislated, Australian workers would have lost 0.5 per cent of wages from their next pay increase, 0.5 per cent from the following one then 0.5 per cent from each of the following three. By 2019 they would be earning 2.5 per cent less than if the government had left compulsory super alone.
Labor legislated to increase compulsory super recklessly. After being stalled at 9 per cent of pay since 2002, Labor wanted to lift it to 12 per cent, lifting it at first by 0.25 per cent of pay in June 2013 and 2014 then by 0.5 per cent in each of the next five years.]
Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-opinion/superannuation-the-coalition-helps-the-workers-20140902-10bfmg.html#ixzz3CCJtMdjW
Tom
Look to Manus Island for the answer to your question.
BK
No, they are not “conservatives”. They are radical business grifters.
Sorry if I went on so much about the mining tax/super levy ditching, but it is a really important long term decision. And a terribly bad one. These big ticket calls that shape long term government revenue and national saving are far more important than the day to day abuses of power by the Libs. Look at what the Keating super reforms have done for the Australian economy in the past two decades. That sort of change is what we just put off for a decade. Dealing with an aging population will be a big issue by then, and that money will be sorely missed. Clive Palmer is just as ruthless and self serving as Abbott, but more intelligent. But he is part of the problem, not the solution.
Speaking of the day to day abuses of power, here is another one. With the Aussie car manufacturing industry jobs gone, there is no point propping up car prices any more, unless you are one of the grifters with a BMW dealership. Yet we will. Who does Abbott’s daughter work for again?
http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/business/driving-the-status-quo-20140902-10bbuw.html
Have a good day all